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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 110–124

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2008

JUNE 29, 2007.—Ordered to be printed

Ms. MIKULSKI, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1745] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1745) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2008 Total of bill as reported to the Senate ...... $56,029,430,000 Amount of 2007 appropriations ...... 52,482,417,000 Amount of 2008 budget estimate ...... 52,849,952,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 2007 appropriations ...... ∂3,547,013,000 2008 budget estimate ...... ∂3,179,478,000

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Page Background: Purpose of the Bill ...... 3 Summary of the Bill ...... 3 Transparency in Congressional Directives ...... 6 Budgetary Impact of the Bill ...... 10 Title I: Department of Commerce ...... 11 Title II: Department of Justice ...... 54 Title III: Science ...... 100 Title IV: Related Agencies: Commission on Civil Rights ...... 123 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...... 123 International Trade Commission ...... 124 Legal Services Corporation ...... 124 Marine Mammal Commission ...... 125 Office of the United States Trade Representative ...... 125 State Justice Institute ...... 126 Title V: General Provisions ...... 127 Title VI: Rescissions ...... 130 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Sen- ate ...... 132 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c) Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ...... 133 Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ...... 134

(2) PURPOSE OF THE BILL The bill provides funding for: (1) the Department of Commerce and its bureaus, and administrations: the International Trade Ad- ministration [ITA], the Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS], the Economic Development Administration [EDA], the Bureau of the Census, the National Telecommunications and Information Admin- istration [NTIA], the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [PTO], the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST], and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]; (2) the Department of Justice; (3) several independent science agencies: Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP], the National Aero- nautics and Space Administration [NASA], the National Science Foundation [NSF]; and (4) several related commissions and agencies: the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission [EEOC], the International Trade Commis- sion [ITC], the Legal Services Corporation [LSC], the Marine Mam- mal Commission, the U.S. Trade Representative [USTR], and the State Justice Institute [SJI].

SUMMARY OF THE BILL The Committee recommends total appropriations of $54,646,000,000 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for fiscal year 2008. Of this amount, $54,418,000,000 is for discretionary programs, which is $3,179,478,000 above the President’s budget request. Security.—First and foremost, this bill protects our Nation and our communities from terrorism and violent crime. Counterterrorism.—The bill funds the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation [FBI], our country’s domestic counterterrorism agency. The Committee recommendation fully supports the FBI’s lead role in se- curing domestic national security by safeguarding the United States against weapons of mass destruction, terrorist attacks, and internal espionage. Accordingly, the recommendation supports initiatives totaling $132,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level to improve intelligence, including the addition of agents devoted to counterterrorism efforts. Through the Committee’s full support, agents will be provided with the tools to improve intelligence driven investigations and enhance human presence in intelligence gathering. A key FBI security mission is to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil. The Committee supports this effort with an increase of $19,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level to enhance the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, providing the FBI with significant resources to detect, identify, and track individuals that post threats to the United States. Further, the Com- mittee fully supports the FBI in its efforts to save potentially mil- (3) 4 lions of lives by improving its ability to dismantle dirty bombs through its Render Safe program. Fighting Violent Crime.—Violent crime is on the rise in the United States. The FBI’s recent Uniform Crime Report detailed a 1.3 percent increase in violent crime in 2006, following a 2.3 percent increase in 2005. Nearly every region of the country, including large, medium-sized, and small communities, has been affected. The Committee has been deeply troubled by the President’s budget proposals to reduce Federal resources to fight, and to help State and local communities fight, violent crime. In the budget request, the President once again proposed dramatic cuts to funding for State and local law enforcement. The Committee rejects this reduction, and instead, recommends a total of $2,655,100,000 for State and local enforcement, which is $1,550,000,000 above the President’s request. The Committee’s recommendation includes $550,000,000 for Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] and $1,400,000,000 for Edward Byrne grants. The President’s budget also proposed to reduce by 100 the number of FBI agents who work to combat violent crime. The bill restores this cut. The Committee also recommends $51,000,000 above the President’s budget request to lift the current hiring freeze on Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] agents and to bolster DEA’s partnerships with State and local law enforcement. Both of these initiatives are critical to combating the scourge of illegal drugs in our communities. Finally, the Committee recommends funds for targeted investments to help communities fight and prevent crime, combat gangs and illegal drug activity that destroys communities. Fighting Crimes Against Children.—The Committee has provided substantial resources to protect our children from predators. The recommendation includes $313,000,000 for Department of Justice efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes against children. This recommendation fully supports the critical Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, and includes $8,000,000 above the President’s budget request for new FBI agents dedicated to fighting Internet crimes against children. Competitiveness.—This bill makes critical investments in scientific research and technology to improve America’s competitiveness. The Committee has followed the recommendations of the Na- tional Academy of Sciences ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm,’’ making significant investments in our science agencies that will pay dividends for our future. Research.—The Committee recommends funding for research that will create new products and processes that support job creation. Specifically, the Committee recommends investing over $500,000,000 in the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology [NIST] for highly leveraged basic research that will contribute to the development of new innovative products and processes. The Committee also provides over $5,100,000,000 for basic research through the National Science Foundation [NSF]. Education.—The ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’ report em- phasized that the future of U.S. competitiveness rests on our Na- tion’s ability to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. For this reason, the Committee has invested over 5 $850,000,000 in National Science Foundation [NSF] education and training programs, a $100,000,000 increase above the President’s request. This is a critical investment to ensure that our Nation leads the world in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from kindergarten to post graduate levels. Investing in an Innovation Friendly Government.—The bill provides important funding to ensure that we have a Government that protects our inventions. The Committee recommends the full budget request of $1,915,500,000 for the Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] to protect the intellectual property of our inventors. The Committee has been troubled by the backlog of patent applications and the time it takes to process them. This year, the backlog could reach 800,000, and it now takes over 2 years before the PTO will take first action on an application. The PTO’s operations are not keeping pace with innovation. Processing times are getting worse, labor-management relations are complicated and difficult, and recruitment and retention are problematic. The Committee’s recommendations include management reforms to reduce this backlog, including additional training for patent examiners and adoption of management reforms. In addition, the bill provides $13,000,000 above the President’s request for the FBI to enforce intellectual property laws, $5,000,000 above the President’s request for the International Trade Administration [ITA] to improve enforcement of our trade agreements, and $3,500,000 above the President’s request for the United States Trade Representative [USTR] to ensure greater intellectual property protections in negotiating our trade agreements. Investing in a Healthy Planet Earth.—The Committee’s recommendations include approximately $3,000,000,000 to provide the research and technology development that is critical to our understanding and prediction of changes in the Earth’s climate and oceans. This information also provides a foundation upon which policy makers can base their decisions on pressing issues such as global climate change and energy policy. Climate Change.—The Committee is extremely concerned that the President’s budget request does not address the looming loss of earth observations from satellites. Several satellites that provide critical climate and weather information are on borrowed time, but the budget request does not include plans for continuity of this important data. Furthermore, the recent National Research Council decadal survey ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation’’ detailed 17 critical missions necessary to study climate, weather, and other aspects of our planet to provide warning and predictions. The Committee has recommended significant funds above the President’s budget request to address these critical needs, for example: $25,000,000 for studies to initiate the decadal survey missions; and $35,000,000 above the President’s request to restore critical climate and Earth observation sensors on satellites in development. Oceans.—Oceans contribute an estimated $120,000,000,000 to our economy each year and support over 2 million jobs. Invest- ments to protect and understand our oceans provide enormous value to our taxpayers. Accordingly, the Committee recommends nearly $800,000,000 to implement the recommendations for the 6 Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s recent report ‘‘From Sea to Shining Sea,’’ which recommended robust funding for ocean research, education, observation, and exploration. Finally, the Committee recommends the creation an Associate Director for Earth Science and Applications within the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate all Federal efforts to better understand and predict changes in the Earth’s climate and oceans. Accountability and Oversight.—The Committee is extremely concerned about the persistent pattern of cost overruns and schedule slippages on major projects and missions carried out by the agencies within this bill. In addition, recent reports have exposed a culture within many agencies that exhibits a lack of accountability and oversight of grant funding. Therefore, the Committee has recommended two bill-wide provisions to ensure greater oversight and fiscal responsibility of taxpayer dollars. First, the bill requires each agency to notify the Committee immediately upon identification of program cost overruns greater than 10 percent. Second, a provision requires the In- spectors General of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the NASA, and NSF to conduct reviews of grant and contract funds to ensure funds are being spent appropriately. Finally, the Committee intends to work with the Government Ac- countability Office [GAO] to begin annual reviews of selected large scale acquisition and construction projects. Specifically, the Com- mittee requests that GAO develop a plan for ongoing reviews of such projects, with reports to the Committee on a biannual basis. Agencies shall provide access to all necessary data, as determined by GAO, in order for the reviews to be completed and provided in a timely manner to the Committee. The Committee believes that these project status reports will be very valuable in identifying cost overrun and schedule slippage problems early, so they can be addressed immediately.

TRANSPARENCY IN CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 96–2. While the Committee awaits final action on this legislation, the chairman and ranking member of the Committee issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1 are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008. The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the purse. The Committee believes strongly that Congress should make the decisions on how to allocate the people’s money. In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process of approving earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each Committee report includes, for each earmark: —(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where appropriate, the President; —(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if there is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of the activity; and —(3) the purpose of such earmark. 7 The term ‘‘congressional earmark’’ means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator, providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process. For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse) has a pecu- niary interest in such earmark, consistent with Senate Rule XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the public at http:// appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go to appropriations.senate.gov and click on ‘‘Members’’.

REPROGRAMMINGS, REORGANIZATIONS, AND RELOCATIONS Section 505 contained in the ‘‘General Provisions’’ of title V provides procedures for the reprogramming of funds. To reprogram is to change the use of funds from the specific purposes provided for in the act and the accompanying report or, in the absence of direction from the Committee on Appropriations, from the specific purposes provided for in the administration’s budget request. Each title of the bill has also traditionally included separate provisions that define permissible transfers of resources between appropriation accounts. These transfer authority provisions are also pursuant to section 505, and were initiated in the early 1990’s to provide additional flexibility to the agencies under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. The Committee expects each department and agency to closely follow the reprogramming procedures listed in section 505, which are similar to provisions that applied in statute during fiscal year 2006. These procedures apply to funds provided under this act, or provided under previous appropriations acts that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury available to the agencies funded by this act. Section 505 requires that the Committee on Appropria- tions be notified by letter, at least 15 days prior to: Reprogramming of funds, whether permanent or temporary, in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, between programs, projects or activities. This provision is also applicable in cases where several activities are involved with each receiving less than $500,000. In addition, the Committee is to be notified of reprogramming actions which are less than these amounts if such actions would have the effect of committing the agency to significant funding requirements in future years; increasing funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been previously denied or restricted by Congress; creating new programs, offices, agencies or commissions or substantially augmenting existing programs, offices, agencies or commissions; relocating offices or employees; reorganizing offices, programs, or activities. The Committee also expects that any items that are subject to interpretation will be reported. The Committee is concerned that, in some instances, the departments or agencies funded within this appropriations act are not adhering to the Committee’s reprogram- 8 ming guidelines that are clearly set forth in this report and in section 505 of the accompanying bill. The Committee expects that each department and agency funded in the bill will follow these notification policies precisely and will not reallocate resources or reorga- nize activities prior to submitting the required notifications to the Committee. The reprogramming process is based on comity between the Ap- propriations Committee and the executive branch. The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides specific program guidance throughout this report and tables accompanying the bill. The process is intended to provide flexibility to meet changing circumstances and emergency requirements of agencies, if there is agreement between the executive branch and the Congress that such a change is warranted. Reprogramming procedures provide a means to agree on adjustments, if necessary, during a fiscal year, and to ensure that the Committee is kept ap- prised of instances where nonappropriated resources are used to meet program requirements, such as fee collections and unobligated balances that were not considered in the development of the appropriations legislation. In the absence of comity and respect for the prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees and Congress in general, the Com- mittee will have no choice but to include specific program limitations and details legislatively. Under these circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become absolutes and the executive branch shall lose the ability to propose changes in the use of appropriated funds through the reprogramming process between programs, projects, and activities without seeking some form of legislative action. The Committee expects the executive branch departments to manage their programs, projects and activities within the levels appropriated. Reprogramming or transfer requests shall be submitted only in the case of an unforeseen emergency or situation that could not have been anticipated when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee notes that when a department or agency submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations, and does not receive identical responses from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility of the department or agency seeking the reprogramming to reconcile the differences between the two bodies before proceeding. If reconciliation is not possible, the items in disagreement in the reprogramming or transfer request shall be considered unapproved.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS The Committee directs that all departments and agencies funded within this bill shall submit all of their fiscal year 2008 budget justifications concurrently with the official submission of the administration’s budget to Congress. Further, all departments and agencies with classified programs are directed to submit their classified budget justification documents to the Senate Committee on Appro- priations, through, appropriate means at the same time the unclas- sified budget justifications are transmitted. These justifications shall include a sufficient level of detailed data, exhibits and explanatory statements to support the appro- 9 priations requests, including tables that outline each agency programs, projects, and activities for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. The Committee directs the chief financial officer of each department or agency under the subcommittees jurisdiction to ensure that adequate justification is given to each increase, decrease, staffing and function change proposed in the fiscal year 2009 budget, particularly within the departmental operations and management accounts. The Committee is concerned that many of the budget submissions are inadequate and necessitate multiple requests for additional information. This process is inefficient and unnecessarily delays access to information that is fundamental to the work of the Committee. The Committee expects that the fiscal year 2009 submission will include sufficient detail to justify all programs, projects and activities contained in each department, agency or commission budget request. Budget justifications are prepared not for the use of the agencies, but are the primary tool of the Com- mittee to evaluate the resource requirements and proposals requested by the administration. The Committee expects all departments and agencies covered under this act to consult with the Committee on this issue prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2009 budget request and justification materials.

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT (E-GOV) INITIATIVES The administration is seeking funds for various E-Gov initiatives in the fiscal year 2008 budget requests for the departments, agencies, and commissions receiving appropriations in this act. In many cases, the development of information technology [IT] systems for various E-Gov initiatives, including the so-called ‘‘lines of business’’, is not being funded in the budget of the managing agency of the initiative. Instead, these cross-agency E-Gov initiatives are being funded through ‘‘fee-for-service’’ assessments to agencies. The Committee recommendation provides no funding for E-Gov activities for fiscal year 2008. If the departments or agencies determine that funds are necessary for these efforts, the Committee will consider a reprogramming of existing resources consistent with sections 505 and 515 of this act.

NONCAREER PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS-IN-FORCE The Committee directs departments or agencies funded in the accompanying bill that are planning to conduct a reduction-in-force [RIF] to notify the Committee in writing 30 days in advance of the date of the proposed personnel action.

APPROPRIATIONS LIAISONS The Committee prefers to channel the majority of its inquiries and requests for information and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller offices of the departments and agencies which it oversees, but reserves the right to call upon any individual or organization in any agency under its jurisdiction. 10

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED [In millions of dollars]

Budget authority Outlays Committee Committee allocation Amount of bill allocation Amount of bill

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution for 2008: Subcommittee on Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: Mandatory ...... 234 234 225 1 225 Discretionary ...... 54,418 54,418 55,246 1 54,608 Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 2008 ...... 2 34,399 2009 ...... 14,323 2010 ...... 4,171 2011 ...... 2,017 2012 and future years ...... 1,024 Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2008 ...... NA 1,784 NA 192 1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. NA: Not applicable. TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Committee recommends a total of $7,350,056,000 for the De- partment of Commerce [DOC]. The recommendation is $895,711,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $754,249,000 above the budget request. The Committee recognizes that the Department has highly diverse and specialized offices, research laboratories, and applied technology programs, all staffed by extremely dedicated people. Some of the Nation’s top business analysts, technical engineers and environmental researchers are employed by the Department. The Nation relies on DOC to maintain America’s competitiveness within today’s foreign markets, and to promote and expand our international trade agreements. Programs within the Department continue to protect our businesses’ intellectual property and maintain a high level of technical standards. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in particular, has consistently demonstrated over time the value of advancing technical innovation while enhancing our economic security. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] comprises about two-thirds of DOC’s budget. It is the steward of many of our marine resources, forecaster of our weather, and surveyor of our coasts, among other responsibilities. The Committee’s budget recommendation of $4,214,888,000 supports many of the Joint Ocean Commission’s suggestions on improving our Nation’s ocean community; $405,304,000 above the Department’s budgetary request. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $395,604,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 412,431,000 Committee recommendation ...... 417,431,000 The Committee recommendation provides $417,431,000. The recommendation is $21,827,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $5,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendations, by function, are displayed in the following table:

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION FUNDING [In thousands of dollars]

Amount

Manufacturing and Services ...... 49,564 Market Access and Compliance ...... 44,960 Import Administration ...... 66,601 Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service ...... 229,702 Executive Direction and Administration ...... 26,604 Offsetting Fee Collections ...... (8,000 )

Total ...... 417,431 Offsetting Fee Collections.—The Committee recommendation does not include the proposed increase of $5,000,000 for offsetting fee collections. The Committee is concerned that small businesses can be adversely affected by the offsetting fees that have been collected in the past and encourages ITA to find ways that ensure all sizes of business can take advantage of the services provided by ITA. The Committee recognizes the importance of Import Administra- tion’s [IA] vigorous enforcement of the U.S. antidumping [AD] and countervailing duty [CVD] laws in safeguarding U.S. industries and jobs against injurious unfair foreign trade practices. IA is fac- ing a substantially expanding workload and recently decided to apply, for the first time, the CVD law to China, a non-market economy. The Committee includes bill and report language to require an additional $3,000,000 in funding be provided to IA to fill vacant AD/CVD case analyst positions that are currently unfunded. Staff- ing of these unfunded positions in the AD/CVD Operations Enforce- ment Offices is critical to the Department’s ability to conduct AD/ CVD investigations, administrative reviews, sunset reviews, changed circumstance reviews, and other AD/CVD cases and unfair subsidy practices in CVD cases as an essential element of the effective administration of the AD/CVD laws. The Committee recommends that funding provided herein also be utilized to expand the size of AD/CVD verification teams and ensure that new analysts receive on-site training in verification practices and techniques. The Committee notes that IA’s absorption of $2,000,000 in fees in recent years has eroded scarce resources that otherwise would have been expended in conducting investigations and reviews of AD/CVD cases. The Committee opposes the charging of fees to U.S. industries filing AD/CVD petitions, and therefore, believes that IA should not be charged for fees. The Committee’s recommendation includes full funding for the proposed increase within Market Access and Compliance. This increase will provide the resources for a robust monitoring regime and help address market access barriers ensuring that American companies are treated fairly and equitably in the global market. The Committee is aware of the Business Information Service of the Newly Independent States [BISNIS] program’s success in pro- ducing a high level of export and investment results. The BISNIS program is authorized and encouraged to develop alternative sources of funding to leverage existing resources. Funding for this program should be offset via fees, charges, collections, recoveries and carryover as appropriate and as consistent with the resources 13 of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, acknowledging the dif- ficulty involved in doing business in Eurasian markets. Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project.—The Committee continues to recognize the importance of trade and investment opportunities to the Appalachian Region, and it is encouraged by the findings in reports that Appalachian firms could find significant trade and investment opportunities, particularly in the energy, hardwood, high technology, and transportation sectors, in the Republic of Turkey and the surrounding region. In this regard, the Committee supports the Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project [ATTP], a project to promote opportunities to expand trade, encourage business interests, stimulate foreign studies, and build a lasting and mutually meaningful relationship between Appalachian States and the Re- public of Turkey, as well as neighboring regions, such as in Greece. The Committee commends the ARC for its leadership role in helping to implement the mission of the ATTP. The Committee expects the ARC to continue to be a prominent ATTP sponsor. World Trade Organization.—The Committee is aware of the World Trade Organization [WTO] Appellate Body’s January 16, 2003, ruling regarding the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act. The Committee directs the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to continue to negotiate within the WTO to seek express recognition of the existing right of WTO Members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties. The agency shall consult with and provide regular reports, every 60 days, to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In addition, the Committee directs that negotiations be conducted within the WTO consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210, to maintain strong U.S. trade remedies laws, prevent overreaching by WTO Panels and the WTO Appellate Body, and prevent the creation of obligations never negotiated or agreed to by the United States. The Committee is aware that ITA reduced fees for export promotion services and trade missions for 2005 hurricane-affected companies. In light of the ongoing need to encourage exporting and assist local businesses with their economic recovery efforts, the Committee encourages ITA to find ways to extend these fee reductions through fiscal year 2008 for companies affected by hurricanes in the gulf region. In light of the ongoing need to assist small and medium sized ex- porters, the Committee directs ITA to hire one additional full-time International trade Specialist to assist small and medium sized companies in Louisiana. Additionally, the Committee directs the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, not later than 45 days after enactment to submit to the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, a report detailing how gulf coast tourism recovery in States impacted by the 2005 hurricanes is progressing and whether additional appropriations are needed for a gulf coast international advertising and promotional campaign. The Committee expects the report to outline international marketing opportunities for cultural destina- tions in the gulf region. 14 Within the funding provided for ITA the following congressional projects are supported, and the Committee directs ITA to distribute these funds within 3 months of the enactment of this bill:

Purpose Amount Requested by

National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research cur- $13,000,000 Burr, Chambliss, Clin- rently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and ton, Dole, Graham, fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education pro- Kennedy, Kerry, Shel- grams; Clemson, Auburn, UMass-Dartmouth, GA Tech, Cornell, NC State, UC by and Specter Davis, Philadelphia U. Novel Polymerics Research: Within the funds provided for NTC, these funds will 1,500,000 Shelby examine this new generation of advanced polymeric materials and their best applications to benefit our commercial competitiveness in the global market; Auburn University, AL. Arkansas World Trade Center: Funding to support efforts to develop inter- 500,000 Lincoln and Pryor national trade initiatives in Northwest Arkansas; University of Arkansas.

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $75,394,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 78,776,000 Committee recommendation ...... 78,776,000 The Committee recommendation provides $78,776,000. The recommendation is $3,382,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS] is the principal agency involved in the development, implementation, and enforcement of export controls for dual-use technologies. The Export Enforce- ment Division detects, prevents, investigates, and assists in the sanctioning of illegal dual-use exports. Within the amount provided under this heading, $38,996,000 is for export administration, $34,099,000 is for export enforcement, and $5,681,000 is for management and policy coordination. These funds are provided to ensure BIS has the necessary resources to reduce security threats, ensure America’s technological preeminence, and improve the recruiting and retention of qualified personnel.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $280,623,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 202,800,000 Committee recommendation ...... 282,800,000 The Committee recommendation provides $282,800,000. The recommendation is $2,177,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $80,000,000 above the budget request. The Economic Development Administration [EDA] provides grants to local governments and nonprofit agencies for public works, planning, and other projects designed to facilitate economic development. Funding amounts for the two appropriations accounts under this heading are displayed below. The Committee is concerned about persistent poverty rates in the gulf coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of 2005. In light of the need to provide effective Federal investment in the region which complements existing State economic development efforts, the Committee expects that the Department of Commerce, 15 not later than March 31, 2008 shall report to the Senate Com- mittee on Appropriations detailing major industry clusters in the hardest hit gulf States before the storms of 2005, the impact of the storms on these industry clusters, and recommendations for Fed- eral/State policies to retain and expand these clusters. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $250,741,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 170,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 250,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $250,000,000. The recommendation is $741,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level and $80,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee expects EDA to use all available carryover and prior year recoveries to the maximum extent possible. The purpose of Economic Development Assistance Programs [EDAP] is to stimulate employment and increase incomes in areas that are characterized by underutilized resources which, if put to productive use, can contribute to greater national productivity and balanced national economic growth. The structural economic problems of various geographic areas, though having distinct characteristics, are interrelated. Thus, an effective Federal economic development program must transcend the conventional conceptions of urban and rural development by addressing all geographic areas within a framework of national priorities and resources. The Committee is befuddled by the administration’s request for the Economic Development Assistance Programs [EDAP] especially given the ringing endorsement the administration showed with its fiscal year 2007 proposal. The EDAP is a highly leveraged program with a successful track record. The program’s 2006 performance measures show that the EDAP investments had attracted over $4,800,000,000 in private sector investment into distressed communities and over 100,000 jobs had been created or retained as a result of these investments. Given these facts the Committee does not agree to the requested reduction and restores funding for EDAP to the fiscal year 2007 level. The Committee remains concerned about the negative impacts of the proposal in the fiscal year 2008 budget request to eliminate funding by separate accounts for public works, technical assistance, research and evaluation, and economic adjustment. By consoli- dating funding into one new regional development account, the Committee is concerned that this will leave gaps in providing much needed assistance to our rural communities relying on these grants. The Committee once again rejects this consolidation, and continues funding for economic development assistance programs as provided in the fiscal year 2006 enacted bill. The Committee recommendation includes $154,000,000 for public works grants (title I); $27,000,000 for planning assistance; $8,500,000 for technical assistance; $500,000 for research and evaluation; $15,000,000 for trade adjustment assistance; and $45,000,000 for economic adjustment grants (title IX). The Committee remains concerned by the manner in which funds appropriated for EDAP have been distributed to its six regional offices. The Committee directs that 30 days after the enactment of 16 this act, all EDAP funds shall be distributed to the regional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colo- rado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington in accordance with the funding levels for each account listed above and utilizing the EDA formula. EDA shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations in writing when all grant funds have been distributed to the regional offices. The Committee is aware of the exceptionally large geographic area served by the Hawaii Economic Development Administration office and increasing demands for services in the area and recommends continued operation of this field office to support prom- ising applications for economic development assistance in Hawaii and the American Pacific. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $29,882,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 32,800,000 Committee recommendation ...... 32,800,000 The Committee recommendation provides $32,800,000. The recommendation is $2,918,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Committee continues to support EDA’s regional offices and reiterates its commitment to continuing the current operational structure with the six regional offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and Seattle. The Committee’s recommendation fully funds the request for the Salaries and Expenses appropriation which provides adequate funding to begin filling vacancies within the regional offices. The Committee directs that vacancies within the regional offices be filled prior to any vacancies within headquarters.

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Appropriations, 2007 ...... $29,725,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 28,701,000 Committee recommendation ...... 30,200,000 The Committee recommendation provides $30,200,000. The recommendation is $475,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $1,499,000 above the budget request. The increase provides for inflationary adjustments and ensures that funds will be available for the existing Native American Business Development Centers. ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $79,751,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 85,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 85,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $85,000,000. The recommendation is $5,249,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. 17 Economic and Statistical Analysis [ESA] encompasses the collection, tabulation, and publication of a wide variety of economic, demographic, and social statistics and provides support to the Sec- retary of Commerce and other Government officials in interpreting the state of the economy and developing economic policy. The Com- mittee’s recommendation fully funds the Bureau of Economic Anal- ysis [BEA] as this bureau provides the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic accounts data to promote a better understanding of the U.S. economy.

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $893,012,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,230,244,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,248,144,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,248,144,000. The recommendation is $355,132 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $17,900,000 above the budget request. The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2008 budget is a critical year for the Census Bureau as it provides the foundations upon which a successful decennial census is built. Accordingly, the amounts provided by the Committee to the Census Bureau are sufficient for the activities that are critical to the agency, including its primary function, the decennial census.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $196,647,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 202,838,000 Committee recommendation ...... 226,238,000 The Committee recommendation provides $226,238,000. The recommendation is $29,591,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $23,400,000 above the budget request. This account provides for the salaries and expenses associated with the statistical programs of the Bureau of the Census, including measurement of the Nation’s economy and the demographic characteristics of the population. These programs are intended to provide a broad base of economic, demographic, and social information used for decision- making by governments, private organizations, and individuals. The Committee has provided full funding for the associated activities in fiscal year 2008 for the 2007 Economic Census and the Census of Governments. In addition, the Committee’s recommendation provides $5,500,000 towards improved service sector measurements. Finally, the Committee had been concerned with the shift away from the proven Survey of Income and Program Participation [SIPP] towards the unproven and as yet undeveloped Dynamics of Economic Well-Being [DEWS] and the associated lack of continuity of poverty measures. The Committee is aware that the Census Bu- reau has decided not to initiate DEWS, but to return to the SIPP. The Committee’s recommendation provides an additional $26,000,000 that when combined with $15,900,000 in funds from DEWS, provides a level of funding that will ensure a sample size of 45,000 in 25 States. 18

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $696,365,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,027,406,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,020,406,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,020,406,000. The recommendation is $324,041,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $7,000,000 below the budget request. This account provides for the constitutionally mandated decennial census and other programs which are cyclical in nature. Addi- tionally, individual surveys are conducted for other Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. The Committee is fully supportive of the efforts being made to make the 2010 census both accurate and cost effective. To the extent possible, funds have been provided to ensure that current activities related to the 2010 census are able to continue. The Committee’s recommendation does not include funding for the American Community Survey [ACS] Methods Panel. The ACS Methods Panel provides the Bureau with a mechanism for testing new questionnaire content and methodologies for the ACS. The Committee is aware that a recent review conducted by the Govern- ment Accountability Office revealed that Census officials were not able to provide detailed action plans or costs associated with aspects of this program. The Committee therefore redirects this funding to higher priority programs within the Census Bureau. 2010 Decennial Census.—The Committee supports the use of automation as an essential component of reengineering the process of counting the Nation’s population and believes employing technology is critical to achieving the goals of controlling the operational costs and improving accuracy and completeness. However in an era of rampant identity theft, the disclosure of Census data could have negative consequences on decennial participation. Through the Field Data Collection Automation [FDCA] program, the Census Bureau will use an automated system to directly cap- ture information collected during personal interviews and other field operations, thereby eliminating the need for paper maps and address lists for the major field data collection operations. The Committee commends the Census Bureau for the recent deployment of 1,400 wireless GPS-enabled handheld computers for enu- merators and other field personnel and establishment of the infrastructure to support operational activities at the local census offices through out the country. The Committee is troubled that the Census Bureau recently reported hundreds of laptop computer and other electronic devices as being lost, stolen, or missing. While the missing laptops are unre- lated to the FDCA program, the Committee is concerned that the Census Bureau has not given sufficient attention to managing the deployment and inventory of thousands of handheld computers and laptop computers, most of which will be assigned to temporary employees. Clearly, the Bureau must implement fundamental inventory controls and adopt other measures to prevent the loss of computing equipment developed for the decennial census laptops, including increased employee accountability and disciplinary action. The Committee directs the Bureau to submit a report to the Com- 19 mittee no later than 45 days after enactment that details steps taken to ensure that adequate property controls are in effect for both electronic devises specifically acquired for the decennial census and for equipment generally purchased by the Bureau.

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $39,790,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 18,581,000 Committee recommendation ...... 48,581,000 The Committee recommendation provides $48,581,000. The recommendation is $8,791,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $30,000,000 above the budget request. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $18,062,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 18,581,000 Committee recommendation ...... 18,581,000 The Committee recommendation provides $18,581,000. The recommendation is $519,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Committee retains language from previous years allowing the Secretary of Commerce to collect reimbursements from other Federal agencies for a portion of the cost of coordination of spectrum management, analysis, and operations. The NTIA shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations no later than June 1, 2008, detailing the collection of reimbursements from other agencies related to spectrum management, analyses, and research. Should additional funding be necessary for these critical efforts, the Committee will consider a reprogramming of existing resources pursuant to section 505 of this act. The Committee commends the work of the Institute for Tele- communication Sciences [ITS] which is the research and engineering laboratory of NTIA. ITS supports the promotion of advanced telecommunications and information infrastructure development in the United States and its Public Safety Division is an integral part of efforts by NIST’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards to develop interoperability communications standards for first responders. PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $21,728,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... 20,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $20,000,000. The recommendation is $1,728,000 below the fiscal year 2007 funding level and $20,000,000 above the budget request. The Public Tele- communications Facilities Planning and Construction [PTFPC] program awards competitive grants that help public broadcasting stations, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations construct facilities to bring educational and cultural programming to the American public using broadcasting and non- 20 broadcasting telecommunications technologies. The primary focus of the PTFPC program has been assisting public broadcasters in making the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM Appropriations, 2007 ...... Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... $10,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000. The Com- mittee expects NTIA to limit eligibility for this program while giving preference to State, local and tribal governments for rural projects promoting broadband deployment in support of educational, cultural, healthcare, or other social services. The regional information sharing system [RISS] under the Department of Jus- tice provides funding for law enforcement entities which have ob- tained funding from the TOP Program in the past. The Committee recommendation excludes law enforcement entities eligible for the RISS Program from applying for TOP funds.

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,771,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,915,500,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,915,500,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,915,500,000. The recommendation is $144,500,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request, to be derived from offsetting fee collections. The United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] is the central hub of an innovation friendly government. Like an octopus with outstretched tentacles, the USPTO touches every sector of the economy by administering the patent and trademark laws of the United States. USPTO examines patent applications, grants patent protection for qualified inventions, and disseminates technological information disclosed in patents. USPTO also examines trademark applications and provides Federal registration to owners of qualified trademarks. The USPTO is subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce, but the agency has independent control of its budget, expenditures, personnel, procurement and other administrative and management functions. Patent laws administered by the USPTO encourage invention, innovation, and investment. The USPTO plays a critical role in promoting the continued development of intellectual property of the Nation. For established companies, new patents improve competitiveness, increase productivity, help bring new products and services to market, and create jobs. The Committee agrees with the recommendation to extend the fee increase for USPTO through the end of fiscal year 2008. Intellectual Property.—In addition to the examining and issuing of patents and trademarks, USPTO works to promote the protection of American intellectual property domestically and internationally. Under the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 [AIPA] (Public Law 106–113), the USPTO is directed to advise the Presi- 21 dent and all Federal agencies on national and international intellectual property policy issues. The USPTO is authorized by AIPA to provide guidance, conduct programs and studies, and otherwise interact with foreign intellectual property offices and international intergovernmental organizations on matters involving the protection of intellectual property. Patent Pendency and Backlog.—The Committee remains concerned about the level of patent pendency and the overall backlog of patents in the system and notes that there is no one solution to these issues. At the first 2008 budget hearing of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, the USPTO was directed to submit a plan within 45 days addressing steps PTO will take to improve hiring, retention, and patent backlog. The Com- mittee appreciates the willingness of the USPTO and the Secretary of Commerce to produce this plan and to keep the Committee informed throughout its difficult clearance process. As a result of this good faith effort, the Committee will work with the USPTO to the greatest extent possible to assist it in implementing many of the proposals contained in the plan. As such the Committee agrees to include the budget amendment language which allows the USPTO to have fuller access to fees, including $100,000,000 in fees collected above original estimates. USPTO Operations.—As a fee for service agency the USPTO operates in a business like model. With multiple facets to its operations, USPTO tries to gain efficiencies wherever it can in order to keep up with customer demands. The Committee has provided full access to fees again this year in order to ensure that the USPTO has the needed resources to make improvements in its operations. In an effort to identify areas for improvement, the Committee encourages the USPTO to adopt the principles of the Baldrige Na- tional Quality Program. The Baldrige Program represents the pin- nacle of performance excellence for American business. By adopting these principles, the USPTO will begin a self reflective process upon which it examines key aspects of its organization including: leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; human resources; process management; and business results. The Committee directs the USPTO to work with the Baldrige Program to begin the process of incorporating these principles. A critical element of the Baldrige philosophy is human resources. Several of the initiatives proposed in the 45 Day Plan could a have positive impact in this area. The Committee firmly believes that providing continuous education training for examiners is a critical element of USPTO’s human capital strategy and has included language in the bill providing a floor amount for training activities in fiscal year 2008. Patent Examiners.—The Committee has been concerned with the poor relations between management and patent examiners and believes that these relations must be improved if the USPTO is going to be successful at attracting and retaining examiners. The Com- mittee encourages the USPTO leadership to have continuous dia- logue with its employees and their representatives in order to re- solve outstanding issues between the two groups. 22 The Committee again agrees to provide the Director the flexibility to reduce patent filing fees in 2008 for documents filed elec- tronically in accordance with Federal regulation. Having granted this flexibility, the Committee directs USPTO to provide a report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations detailing the cost savings associated with this reduction in patent filing fees. Any deviations from the funding distribution provided for in this act and in its accompanying statement, including carryover balances, are subject to the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 505 of this act. In addition, 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, the USPTO shall submit to the Senate Committee on Appropriations a spending plan for fiscal year 2008. This spending plan shall incorporate all carryover balances from previous fiscal years, and describe any changes to the patent or trademark fee structure. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $2,020,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,557,000 Committee recommendation ...... The Committee recommendation provides no funding for the Technology Administration. The recommendation is $2,020,000 below the fiscal year 2007 funding level and $1,557,000 below the budget request. The Technology Administration has long been an irrelevant box in the Department of Commerce. The Committee agrees that this function should be eliminated but denies the budget request and notes that $1,100,000 of the request was a transfer to the DOC WCF for other purposes. The Department of Commerce is directed to place the few remaining employees elsewhere within the Depart- ment.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Appropriations, 2007 ...... $676,876,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 640,714,000 Committee recommendation ...... 863,017,000 The Committee recommendation provides $863,017,000. The recommendation is $186,141,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $222,303,000 above the budget request. The recommendation provides that up to $12,500,000 may be transferred from the Scientific and Technical Research and Serv- ices account to the Working Capital Fund, which the National In- stitute of Standards and Technology [NIST] uses to purchase equipment for its laboratories. NIST is one of the oldest Federal labs and has a long history of assisting with the Nation’s industrial development. Beginning in the early 1900s with electricity standards, to assisting in the development of navigation systems for O.C. Bombers, to modern day to mammograms and semiconductors, innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology, measurement, and standards 23 provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. It carries out its mission in four complementary programs. A description of each NIST account and the corresponding Com- mittee recommendation follows in the subsequent three headings. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $434,371,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 500,517,000 Committee recommendation ...... 502,117,000 The Committee recommendation provides $502,117,000. The recommendation is $67,746,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $1,600,00 above the budget request. The Committee’s recommendations are displayed in the following table with specific increases described:

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES, DIRECT OBLIGATIONS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Electronics and Electrical Engineering ...... 52,155 Manufacturing Engineering ...... 24,994 Chemical Science and Technology ...... 55,364 Physics ...... 72,243 Materials Science and Engineering ...... 39,758 Building and Fire Research ...... 32,222 Computer Science and Applied Mathematics ...... 68,891 Standards and Technology Services ...... 18,926 National Quality Program ...... 8,458 Research Support Activities ...... 50,680 National Research Facilities ...... 78,426

Total Direct Obligations, STRS ...... 502,117 Within funds provided for Scientific and Technical Research and Services [STRS], $21,000,000 is provided for Innovations in Meas- urement Science, $11,351,000 is provided for the postdoctoral fellowship program. Innovation Investments.—The Committee’s recommendation provides full funding of all fiscal year 2008 initiatives and redirects funding from lower priority research initiative that were built into this budget from fiscal year 2007. Within the funding provided the Committee provides the following increases: $10,000,000 for the development of climate change measurements and standards; $4,000,000 is for an initiative to develop measurements and standards related to the environmental, safety and health affects of nanotechnology; $4,000,000 for quantum information science; and $850,000 is for a Summer Teachers Institute at NIST targeting 5th through 8th grade math and science teachers. Within the funds provided for the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology the following congressionally directed project is supported: 24 Budgeting.—The Committee notes that the budget structure for this appropriation does not reflect adequately the organizational structure of NIST nor the fact that modern science is multidis- cipline. Several of NIST’s laboratory programs are conducting research related to climate change yet the funding provided in the table above was too only one line. In addition, roughly one quarter of the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics program line goes to the Manufacturing Engineering laboratory. This rigidity does not provide the needed budgetary flexibility that modern science requires. Therefore, the Committee directs NIST to develop a new budget structure for submission with the fiscal year 2009 budget. Finally, additional funds of $12,500,000 are available for transfer to the Working Capital Fund for equipment and other purposes related to the STRS account.

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

New York Center for National Competitiveness in Nanoscale Characterization $1,000,000 Schumer, Clinton (NC)3, for a partnership between the National Institute for Science and Tech- nology (NIST) and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), University at Albany-SUNY (UAlbany), Albany, NY.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $183,819,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 46,332,000 Committee recommendation ...... 210,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $210,000,000. The recommendation is $26,181,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $163,668,000 above the budget request. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Programs [MEP].—The Com- mittee recommendation provides $110,000,000 to fund MEP centers and to fund a technology deployment pilot. MEP supports a network of locally run centers that provide technical advice and con- sultative services to small manufacturing companies in all 50 States and Puerto Rico. Many of these firms lack the in-house technical knowledge and experience to implement cutting edge technologies and cost saving processes, which places them at risk from foreign competition. Since its inception, MEP has consistently been the program that small manufacturers could look to for assistance. Based on a sampling of clients surveyed in fiscal year 2006, MEP clients reported that the assistance they received resulted in increased sales of $2,842,000,000; retained sales of $3,408,000,000; cost savings of $1,304,000,000 and the creation and retention of 53,219 jobs. These economic impacts justify the full funding of the MEP. The Committee is concerned with moving smaller companies toward the next phase of innovation and recommends $4,000,000 for a pilot focused on technology deployment. The MEP Technology De- ployment Pilot will move government and university research out of the laboratories and make it readily understandable and adopt- able by small and medium-sized manufacturers. The pilot will include: development of techniques and tools for translating innovative technologies into business opportunities and 25 commercialized products, assessment of the market opportunities of new technologies, including the forecast of sales potential for product concepts, and matching manufacturer’s needs with technology solutions. Advanced Technology Program [ATP].—The Committee provides $100,000,000 for the Advanced Technology Program. The Com- mittee has provided a provision preventing large companies from applying for single applicant awards. The Committee is aware that a major rewrite of the NIST statute is being negotiated as part of the conference for the House and Senate competitiveness and innovation bills. The Committee will follow the direction of conferees once negotiations are completed.

CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $58,686,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 93,865,000 Committee recommendation ...... 150,900,000 The Committee recommendation provides $150,900,000. The recommendation is $92,214,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $57,035 above the budget request. The recommendation funds the highest priority safety, capacity, maintenance, and repair projects at NIST. Of the amounts provided:

NIST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendations

Boulder Building 1 Extension Project ...... 28,000 NIST Child Care Center (Building 916) ...... 4,000 NCNR Expansion ...... 19,000 Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs ...... 46,900 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 53,000

Total Direct Obligations, CRF ...... 150,900

The Committee directs NIST to provide quarterly reports on the status of all construction projects, and to provide an accounting of projects.

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Construction of the Biotechnology Re- $8,000,000 Cochran search Park in close proximity to an academic medical center offering opportunities for scientific and commercial synergies and serving as a catalyst for economic development in Mississippi’s capital city. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, for expansion of the Research, Tech- 8,000,000 Cochran nology and Economic Development Park to generate high technology jobs and enhance the overall economic development of the region, including additional service, construction, and retail jobs. University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for Innovation and Commer- 2,000,000 Cochran cialization Park Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipage. This funding will complete the construction projects at the Park located at the University of Southern Mississippi and furnish necessary equipment, which will generate high technology jobs and enhance the overall economic development of the region. 26

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, for a Life Sciences Building. This fa- 5,000,000 Shelby cility will house the new microbiology doctoral program along with many other biological science graduate and undergraduate activities. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, for the Engineering and Science Cen- 30,000,000 Shelby ter. This facility will provide state-of-the-art laboratory and research space for future engineers, scientists, and researchers, and provide laboratory and research space to facilitate the University’s support of local and regional industry.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Appropriations, 2007 ...... $3,907,888,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 170,400,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 3,809,584,000 Committee recommendation ...... 4,214,888,000 The Committee recommendation provides $4,214,888,000 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]. Of this amount, transfers total $80,000,000. The recommendation is $136,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $405,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee does not agree to provide annual appropriations for the Hollings Scholarship and the Nancy Foster Scholarship as requested. The Committee believes the funding mechanism set in place by Congress with the establishment of these scholarships is best for their continued long-term success. Furthermore, the Com- mittee is concerned by the Department’s attempt to change the authorization for these scholarships and directs the Department to address these issues through the appropriate authorizing committee. The Committee has reviewed the U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card for 2006 issued by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, comprised of the Pew Ocean Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. This report comments that progress on Ocean Policy reform is uneven, with the overall grade rising modestly to a ‘‘C¥’’, up from a ‘‘D∂’’ average in 2005. At the beginning of 2007, the administration unveiled it’s most robust NOAA budget ever, touting new ‘‘Ocean Policy’’ initiatives and a 3.4 percent increase over the fiscal year 2007 request. Unfor- tunately, analysis reveals that many of the increases came at the expense of other NOAA programs. Overall, NOAA’s budget request was $268,704,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $111,856,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level. This redirection and reallocation of existing resources is not the kind of bold leadership envisioned by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. If not for a year-to-year anomaly in NOAA’s satellite budget, this year’s request may have been like prior requests, one for the fishes. Given the growing fiscal demands on the Department of Com- merce’s budget, namely the 2010 census, and ever increasing satellite costs at NOAA, the Committee is doubtful this administration will ever show the leadership and bold thinking required to address the true needs of our planet’s oceans and atmosphere. In devel- 27 oping its recommendation, the Committee has taken the Commis- sion’s recommendations seriously, and the following funding recommendations for NOAA attempt to restore the agency’s operational capacity for atmospheric research and build upon the Com- mission’s request to advance our Nation’s literacy, exploration, management and research of our world’s oceans. JOINT OCEAN COMMISSION INITIATIVE The Committee continues to vigilantly monitor the health of the ocean community. The 2006 Report Card issued by the Joint Ocean Commission on January 30, 2007 highlighted the perpetual stagna- tion existing within our Nation’s ocean and coastal research and management programs. Only two positive changes worth noting were included: regional and State governance continue to shame- fully overshadow Federal initiatives on ocean issues; and substantial progress was made by Congress on fisheries management reform, namely with the successful reauthorization of the Magnuson- Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. The remain- der of the Report Card was full of grim reminders in the lack of progress, despite the Committee’s efforts last fiscal year to improve ocean funding. One ongoing recommendation made by of the Joint Ocean Com- mission describes needed increases in base funding for critical ocean and coastal science, and funding for new national initiatives. The Joint Ocean Commission recommends $715,000,000 for these programs above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level. Of this amount, the Committee estimates $511,000,000 directly apply to NOAA, which includes: coastal zone management program; regional coordination; coastal and estuarine land protection; National Marine Sanctuaries; Ocean Exploration; National Centers for Ocean Coast- al Science; ocean and human health; National Undersea Research Program; integrated ocean observing system; National monitoring network; sediment research; Federal mapping integration; NOAA/ Navy Communication Partnership; regional approaches to atmospheric deposition; ballast water research; aquatic invasive species; marine debris monitoring; social science and economics research; data management software; ocean education initiatives; and NOAA Sea Grant. For fiscal year 2008, the Committee again showed bi-partisan leadership to elevate funding for ocean-related research, science and education, building upon its efforts from the fiscal year 2007 Senate report. The Committee was encouraged to receive a fiscal year 2008 budget request from the administration that increased some funds for ocean-related activities, referencing its own Ocean Action Plan. Although the funding increase was relatively modest, and in some cases mischaracterized, it did acknowledge a genuine awareness of the void in funding for ocean policy and programs. The Committee built upon this effort by again meeting or exceed- ing the administration’s request for programs identified by the Joint Ocean Commission. Worth noting is the Committee’s support for more peer-reviewed, transparent granting opportunities by increasing, and even establishing, more competitive research accounts. In particular, the Committee provided an additional $31,600,000 of grant funding under NOAA’s Ocean and Atmos- 28 pheric Research by increasing the competitive accounts within ‘‘Cli- mate research’’, ‘‘Marine Aquaculture Research’’ and ‘‘Aquatic Invasive Species Research’’, and creating two new competitive accounts within ‘‘Weather and Air Quality Research’’ and ‘‘Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research’’. Throughout the entire NOAA accounts, the Committee can point to more than $425,000,000 worth of open, competitive funding. These funds are not at the expense of basic science operations and research requested by the administration, and are in addition to further increases the Com- mittee made to several ocean-related programs such as the Na- tional Sea Grant Program, Ocean Exploration, National Marine Sanctuary Program, Response and Restoration, Navigation Serv- ices, Integrated Ocean Observing Systems and the Coral Reef Pro- gram. Despite these efforts for one agency, the Committee continues to recognize how dramatically underfunded our ocean community is, given the impact the marine and coastal environment has on our daily lives and on the world’s climate. The Committee encourages further feedback from the Joint Ocean Commission, and requests another report card critiquing 2007. OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Appropriations, 2007 ...... $2,738,169,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 170,400,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 2,763,866,000 Committee recommendation ...... 3,036,888,000 The Committee recommendation provides $3,036,888,000. The recommendation is $298,719,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $273,022,000 above the budget request. NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE The Committee recommends an appropriation of $532,148,000 for the National Ocean Service [NOS]. NOS programs provide scientific, technical, and management expertise to promote safe navigation; assess the health of coastal and marine resources; respond to natural and human-induced threats; and preserve the coastal ocean and global environments. Under NOS, the National Marine Sanctuary Program, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, and the Coastal Services Center shall all be elevated to program office status. This new designation for these programs will enhance service delivery and organizational efficiency for NOS personnel and users without creating additional costs. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Navigation Services: Mapping & Charting ...... 94,000 29

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Geodesy ...... 22,261 National Height Modernization ...... 10,000 Tide and Current Data ...... 31,863 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 1,700

Total, Navigation Services ...... 159,824

Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment: Ocean Assessment Program (OAP): Coastal Services Centers ...... 27,000 Coop Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Enviro Tech (CICEET) ...... 6,662 Ocean Health Initiative ...... 5,400 Coral Reef Programs ...... 30,000 Gulf Of Mexico Regional Collaboration ...... 5,000 Ocean Research Priorities Plan Implementation ...... 10,000 Regional Geospatial Modeling Grants ...... 12,000

Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program (OAP) ...... 96,062

Integrated Ocean Observing System ...... 37,000

Response and Restoration: Response and Restoration Base ...... 17,951 Marine Debris ...... 6,000 Pribilof Islands Cleanup and Economic Development ...... 5,427

Subtotal, Response and Restoration ...... 29,378

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS): NCCOS Head Quarters ...... 5,000 Competitve Research ...... 17,500 Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomedical Research ...... 10,000 Oxford Cooperative Lab ...... 4,500 Center for Sponsored Coastal Research ...... 3,700 Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment ...... 5,700 Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research ...... 6,100 Marine Env. Health Researh Lab—MEHRL ...... 4,500

Subtotal, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science ...... 57,000

Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 1,700

Total, Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment ...... 221,140

Ocean and Coastal Management: CZM Grants ...... 74,000 CZM Non-Point Imnplementation Grants ...... 4,000 National Estuarine Research Reserve System ...... 16,806 Marine Protected Areas ...... 2,128 Marine Sanctuary Program Base ...... 50,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 4,250

Total, Ocean and Coastal Management ...... 151,184

GRAND TOTAL NOS ...... 532,148 30

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Geospatial Data Analysis Center, to provide weather stations for the purpose of 500 Shelby providing near-real time data on soil moisture and temperature, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL. Alabama GIS Mapping, to plan and produce a high resolution large scale 800 Shelby geospatial database of Alabama, Alabama Department of Revenue, Mont- gomery, AL. Coastal and ocean navigation and hazards assistance, to provide a new capac- 400 Graham ity for access to assets for navigation and hazards assistance, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. OCEAN RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology—CREST, 1,700 Landrieu advances in science and technology in restoration programs, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT Maritime Museum, a collaborative effort with NOAA for the development of edu- 500 Shelby cational activities and exhibits, City of Mobile, AL. Point Loma Enhanced Monitoring Program, to monitor the local coastal ocean 1,000 Feinstein environment, City of San Diego, San Diego, CA. Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission, citizen-driven environmental 1,750 Murray, Cantwell protection, Washington St. Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA. Urban Coast Institute, program support that establishes critical links necessary 1,000 Lautenberg, Menendez for integration of policy management decisions related to regional and coastal watershed, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. Integrated Ocean Observing System.—The Committee recommendation provides $37,000,000 for the establishment of an In- tegrated Ocean Observing System, of which $8,000,000 is provided for program development, data management, system communication, and grant program administration. $29,000,000 is provided entirely for competitive, regional ocean observing systems. The Committee directs this program to develop a comprehensive 5-year plan for the entire agency to fully implement a viable ocean observing paradigm for the Nation starting with NOAA’s own resources and incorporating an inter-government operating plan and a regional data integration plan. Although NOS has the program lead, this plan must provide specific future funding recommendations for every line office in NOAA. In particular, a sufficient funding recommendation for the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service should account for a long-term plan for data compliance between State, regional, Federal, and if possible, international systems. Future funding recommendations for program partners is also expected so as to provide the committee with a re- alistic breakdown of IOOS impacts on a Federal level rather than the Joint Ocean Commission’s vague description of operating costs. Given the amount of IOOS planning already underway within the administration and the National Ocean Partnership Program, this Committee directs NOAA to deliver a strategic plan for IOOS no later than April 1, 2008. Mapping and Charting.—The Committee recognizes NOAA’s Of- fice of Coast Survey [OCS] as a critical component of our Nation’s marine transportation infrastructure, and fully funds the fiscal year 2008 request for this office. OCS provides hydrographic survey 31 data and updated nautical charts for the primary purpose of safe maritime navigation. Since 90 percent of U.S. commerce travels through our ports, accurate navigation is paramount to the sta- bility of our economy, health of our marine environment, and safety of our men and women working on the water. More importantly, maritime shipping is growing at a larger rate each year with an increase in vessel size and an expansion of port facilities. The U.S. military and the U.S. Coast Guard depend on NOAA charts for navigation impacting their Homeland Security and Maritime Do- main Awareness efforts. Without support to conduct nautical charting duties ensuring our waters are obstruction-free, our Nation runs the risk of an increase of maritime accidents with a direct impact to life, property and the marine environment. Tides and Currents Data.—Of the funds provided, not less than $1,500,000 shall be used for tide and current activities in the North Pacific off Alaska. The Committee provides an additional $3,000,000 above the President’s request as an adjustment to NOAA’s base to fully support the entire design, installation, maintenance, and operations of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System [PORTS] as authorized by Public Law 107–372. The Com- mittee feels these operations, which exist as a partnership between NOAA and local port authorities, has been an extremely valuable tool for providing information for safe vessel navigation and data for weather and coastal monitoring used by other national programs. Coral Reef Programs.—The funds include $737,000 for Coral Reef Monitoring as requested by the administration under the NESDIS section. The Committee directs NOAA to consolidate agency-wide Coral Reef activities under this one, NOS line item for future budget requests and begin a deep sea coral program. The Committee shares the scientific community’s concern that not enough research and mapping activities are being conducted on deep sea coral communities. The Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (Public Law 109–479) authorizes Department of Commerce to develop a Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, which includes locating, monitoring, and researching deep sea corals. As per the act, the Committee requests a copy of the biennial reports detailing steps taken by the Secretary to identify, monitor and protect deep sea corals to date. In addition, the Committee requests an associated research plan and budget request detailing deep coral activities for fiscal year 2009. Response and Restoration.—These funds include the administration’s request for the Estuary Restoration Program. Marine Debris.—In fiscal year 2007, Congress passed the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (Public Law 109– 449), legally authorizing the NOAA Marine Debris Program. For years, the Committee has been forced to carry the water for marine debris activities and is dismayed that the administration has again slighted this valuable program by not requesting funding, despite signing last year’s bill into law. The Committee encourages the administration to add this program to the Office of Response and Res- toration base in future fiscal year requests. Of the funds provided 32 for this national program, no less than $1,500,000 shall be used for Alaska. National Height Modernization.—The Committee recognizes the need for a comprehensive, prioritized approach to funding height modernization projects throughout the nation and therefore provides $10,000,000. The Committee directs NOAA to submit a list of priorities of those states to undergo further geodic height modernization no later than 30 days after enactment of this act, and a prioritized list for fiscal year 2009 no later than April 1, 2008. Regional Geospatial Modeling Grants.—The Committee provides $12,000,000 and directs the Coastal Service Center, working with the National Coastal Data Development Center and coastal state programs, to establish a competitive program for researchers and resource managers to create useful and comprehensive models or geographic information systems using existing geodetic, costal remote sensing data, terrestrial gravity measurements or other physical datasets. Ideally, these products will assist with regional storm surge and flood modeling, disaster response preparedness, drought assessment or digital, web based Elevation Project for the Northern Gulf States to use as a model for other regional activities. Coastal Services Center.—The Committee encourages NOAA to invest in a Resilient Coastal Communities effort by tying smart land use and building practices to the actuarial rating systems, so that owners and small businesses are incentivized to build smarter and stronger with assurances that if they do they will realize lower insurance rates. The Committee also encourages the Coastal Serv- ices Center to work closely with the National Institute of Stand- ards and Technology on its ‘‘Disaster Resilient Communities’’ initiative that the Committee has recommended funding. CZM Grants.—The Committee provides $74,000,000 for the CZM grants program, of which not less than 10 percent shall be available for the costs of administering this grant program. NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE The Committee recommendation provides $763,136,000 for the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]. NMFS programs provide for the management and conservation of the Nation’s living marine resources and their environment, including fish stocks, marine mammals, and endangered species. Using science-based conservation, management, and restoration activities, these resources can benefit the Nation on a sustained basis. NMFS seeks to build sustainable fisheries, recover protected species, and sustain healthy coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. Within the funds provided for NOAA, $250,000 within NMFS shall be available until expended subject to procedures set forth in section 209 of Public Law 108–44. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Protected Resources Research and Management Programs ...... 34,253 33

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Subtotal, Protected Resources Research & Management Programs ...... 34,253

Protected Species: Marine Mammal Protection (MMP)/NMFS Activities ...... 41,821 Other Protected Species ...... 8,170 Marine Turtles ...... 14,325

Subtotal, Protected Species ...... 64,316

Atlantic Salmon ...... 5,926 Pacific Salmon ...... 67,735 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 5,690

Total, Marine Mammals, Marine Turtles, and Marine Protected Species ...... 177,920

Fisheries Research and Management: Core Fisheries Programs: Fisheries Research and Management Programs ...... 151,014 Expand Annual Stock Assessments—Improve Data Collection ...... 32,405 Economics and Social Sciences Research ...... 10,586 Fisheries Statistics ...... 13,183 Fisheries Oceanography ...... 992 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants ...... 2,567 Salmon Management Activities ...... 24,280 National Standard 8 ...... 1,016 Reduce Fishing Impacts on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) ...... 509 Reducing Bycatch ...... 2,808 Product Quality and Safety ...... 6,977 American Fisheries Act ...... 5,224 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 22,500

Subtotal, Core Fisheries Programs ...... 274,061

Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions ...... 26,330 Fish Information Networks ...... 22,206 Survey and Monitoring Projects ...... 25,244 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 11,250

Total, Fisheries Research and Management ...... 359,091

Enforcement and Observers: Enforcement and Surveillance ...... 54,678 Observers/Training ...... 32,295

Total, Enforcement and Observers/Training ...... 86,973

Habitat Conservation and Restoration: Sustainable Habitat Management ...... 19,143 Fisheries Habitat Restoration ...... 29,772 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 5,500

Total, Habitat Conservation and Restoration ...... 54,415

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries: Cooperative Research ...... 10,315 Antarctic Research ...... 2,106 Aquaculture ...... 4,052 Chesapeake Bay Studies ...... 1,967 Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity ...... 2,022 Computer Hardware and Software ...... 3,380 Information Analyses and Dissemination ...... 18,934 Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation off Alaska ...... 8,400 34

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction Program (MarMap) ...... 842 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ...... 8,075 NMFS Facilities Maintenance ...... 6,046 Other Projects ...... 5,000 Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ...... 5,098 La Jolla Temporary Relocation ...... 1,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 7,500

Total, Other Activities Supporting Fisheries ...... 84,737

GRAND TOTAL NMFS ...... 763,136

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

MARINE MAMMALS, MARINE TURTLES, AND MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES Aleut Pacific Marine Resources Observers, to continue the real time monitoring 125 Stevens of subsistence harvest, haul-out and shoreline observations of marine mammals in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula Region, AL. Alaska Sea Life Center, for management measures to protect harbor seals and 5,200 Stevens steller sea lions and multi-year interdisciplinary research and standing rehabilitation program in partnership with NMFS, Seward, AK. Alaska Sea Otter and Steller Sea Lion Commission, to establish a research pro- 215 Stevens gram with local communities for sea lion conservation and management, An- chorage, AK. Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission, to work together with NOAA on co-man- 150 Stevens agement issues of harbor seals and subsistence harvests, Anchorage, AK. CORE FISHERIES PROGRAMS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Fishery Disaster, to com- 7,500 Inouye pensate NWHI fishermen for future lost revenue due to closure of fishing grounds, National Marine Fisheries, Hawaiian Islands, HI. Massacussetts Groundfish Disaster, to provide relief due to economic loses due 15,000 Kennedy, Kerry to new fishing limitations on fishermen, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Suffolk County, MA. FISHERIES RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT Monkfish and Migratory Finfish Trawl Surveys, collection of data to accurately 1,500 Lautenberg, Menendez and efficiently manage fish resources, Garden State Seafood Assoc., Cape May, NJ. Southern New England Cooperative Research Initiative, cooperative research and 1,500 Reed monitoring projects in southern New England, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, Narragansett, RI. Hawaii Seafood Safety and Inspections, assistance for the Hawaii fishing and 750 Inouye seafood industries to comply with new Food and Drug Administration seafood regulations, Pacific Marine Resources Inc., Honolulu, HI. Trawl Survey—Chesapeake Bay, to establish population assessments of juvenile 500 Warner, Webb marine and estuarine fish and invertebrates in the Chesapeake Bay, VA. Horseshoe Crab Research, for continued research projects deemed essential for 500 Warner,Webb effective, science-based management of this critically important species, Vir- ginia Tech, VA. Oregon Salmon Weak Stock Solutions Research, research reducing by-catch of 500 Wyden weak salmon stocks and avoiding long term closures of the salmon fishery, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR. 35

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Fisheries Infrastructure, Investigation, Assessment and Improvement Project, to 500 Shelby develop the intelligent command and control infrastructure systems stewardship architecture needed to support a sustainable fishing industry and fisheries ecosystem in this region, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI), to determine conservation and sustainability 2,000 Kennedy, Kerry measures to ensure a strong future for the New England Scallop fishery, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute, Bristol County, MA. Center for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management, operations to conduct fish- 3,000 Shelby eries based research in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from in-shore shallow waters out across the continental shelf, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL. Pelagic Tagging, for a west coast blue-fin tuna research program, Monterey Bay 500 Feinstein Aquarium, Monterey Bay, CA. HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION NAIB Conservation and Education Programs, for conservation and education 1,000 Mikulski programs of the marine environment, National Aquarium of Baltimore, Balti- more, MD. Port Aransas Nature Preserve, to preserve endangered wetlands and help stop 500 Hutchison severe erosion in Port Aransas and along the Corpus Christi ship channel, TX. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration—MD, funding for on the water/in the field 2,000 Mikulski, Cardin oyster restoration efforts, Oyster Recovery Partnership, Annapolis. Oyster Bed Reseeding and Fishery Habitat Enhancement, to conduct research on 1,000 Shelby factors which adversely or beneficially affect oyster habitats in Alabama’s estuaries, as well as actively enhance fishery habitat in both Alabama’s estuaries and offshore waters, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Rehabilitation of Alaska Crab, funds will be used to allow the monitoring and 300 Stevens restoration of depressed Alaskan crab in the following areas: Kodiak Island; the Pribilof Islands; and Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, AK. Lower Elwha River Habitat Restoration, dam removal—restoration and mitiga- 500 Murray tion, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Port Angeles, WA. Merrimack River Fish Habitat, to continue the program to proactively conserve 200 Gregg undeveloped river frontage and upland watershed, NH. OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING FISHERIES Aquatic Genomics and Biosecurity Research, to serve as a system for early de- 1,000 Shelby tection and warnings for pathogens and other contaminants in our aquatic environments, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Groundline Exchange Program, to coordinate a Maine groundline exchange pro- 500 Collins, Snowe gram providing financial assistance to lobstermen by enabling them to purchase ‘‘whale-safe’’ rope in exchange for their existing groundline, Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, ME. Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, funds will be used to allow the monitoring 200 Stevens and restoration of depressed salmon stocks under the management of one organization that serves and represents all affected fishermen, AK. Yukon River Drainage Association, funds will be used by the Association to pro- 400 Stevens mote healthy wild salmon fisheries by monitoring efforts, conducting research, and education efforts aimed at improving subsistence and commercial fisheries management, Yukon River, AK. Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition, funds will be used to assist the 200 Stevens smaller fisheries-dependent coastal communities of the Gulf of Alaska with the regulatory process by participating on research boards, and developing management plans, AK. Louisiana Fisheries Recovery Resource Center, funding for planning and initial 550 Landrieu costs to launch center, Xavier University, in coordination with Seedco Finan- cial Services, Plaquemines Parish, LA. New England Multi-Species Survey, for multi-species groundfish surveys, School 3,000 Kennedy, Kerry of Marine Science and Technology, Bristol County, MA. Western Pacific pelagic fisheries research, research to aid efforts to develop 1,250 Inouye and implement strategies for the conservation and management of pelagic fish species, University of Hawaii—Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Honolulu, HI. 36

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Fishing Mortality Education Program, to develop a local educational program for 100 Shelby K–12 students and other user groups in order to minimize discard or release mortality of reef fishes, City of Orange Beach, AL.

Protected Species.—Of the funds provided under Marine Mammal Protection, $7,900,000 is provided for Right Whale activities including Cooperative State Plans, and $2,600,000 is for the continuation of Hawaiian Monk Seal activities. Of the funds provided under Ma- rine Turtles, $7,800,000 is for Hawaiian turtles. Commercial Fishing Assistance.—The Committee recommendation provides $7,500,000 for assistance related to fishery impacts associated with the creation of the Papaha¯naumokua¯kea Marine National Monument in the State of Hawaii and $15,000,000 is provided to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Boston, MA to alleviate economic impacts associated with Framework 42 on the Massachusetts groundfish fishery. The Committee supports continuation of the surf clam and ocean quahog survey and NOAA’s efforts to design and fund shallow draft Fisheries Survey Vessels to meet NOAA’s unique survey requirements. Fisheries Habitat Restoration.—The Committee provides no more than $4,500,000 for the Open Rivers initiative, though the Com- mittee supports the President’s Request for the Penobscot River Habitat Restoration by providing $10,000,000. The Committee recognizes this project as a timely opportunity to leverage current regional resources to revitalize this large-scale marine and estuarine habitat. However, the Committee has strong concerns about NOAA taking the full, long-term financial lead in such a large, cross-agency project, especially since a majority of the requested funds will be spent purchasing privately-owned dams. Though the Committee recognizes NOAA’s expertise in smaller dam-removal and fish pas- sageway projects, this project is an order of magnitude larger than any previous project undertaken by the agency, and pushes the limits of the agency’s authority to use funds from NMFS’s operations account to purchase multi-million dollar facilities. This Com- mittee admonishes the administration for carelessly exposing NMFS’s base funding to future large scale, re-development projects that would jeopardize the agency’s financial support for standard national fisheries activities and responsibilities. Given that this is a multi-year project, the Committee directs NOAA to coordinate with the Departments of the Interior and Energy, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to determine an appropriate role for the agency solely as a habitat restoration advisor to its Federal and State partners, and eliminate the agency’s questionable role as a broker for future large-scale, riverine construction projects. In future years, the Committee will support NOAA’s participation in habitat restoration projects, which is an on-going, environmental assessment process, but it will no longer appropriate funds from the ORF account to purchase costly, private dams. 37 Facilities.—The Committee understands the National Marine Fisheries Service’s desire to redevelop its Mukilteo research station. This research station has been recognized as a vital component of NMFS research for over 30 years, particularly for scientific issues relating to salmon, groundfish, marine toxicology and harmful algal bloom. The Committee directs NOAA to prepare, by Sep- tember 30, 2008, a preliminary conceptual report on the redevelop- ment of this site, complete with a plan to include funding for this project in future budget requests. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration.—The Committee provides $2,000,000 for oyster restoration, in the Chesapeake Bay. Funds provided for oyster restoration in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay shall be for on-the-ground and in-the water restoration efforts. Funds shall not be used for administrative costs, including banquets or salaries. NOAA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH The Committee recommendation provides $428,193,000 for Oce- anic and Atmospheric Research [OAR]. OAR programs provide the environmental research and technology needed to improve NOAA weather, air quality warnings, forecasts, climate predictions, and marine services. To accomplish these goals, OAR supports a network of scientists in its Federal research laboratories, universities, and joint institutes and partnership programs. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Climate Research: Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... 53,500 Climate Observations and Services ...... 9,152 Competitive Research Program ...... 140,000 High Performance Computing Initiatives ...... 12,969 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 1,100

Total, Climate Research ...... 216,721

Weather and Air Quality Research Programs: Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... 46,000 NOAA/NASA Severe Storm Research and Development ...... 2,500 Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar ...... 2,972 Competitive Research Program ...... 10,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 8,800

Total, Weather and Air Quality Research ...... 70,272

Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research: Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... 23,000 National Sea Grant College Program ...... 60,000 National Undersea Research Program (NURP) ...... 15,000 Ocean Exploration ...... 20,000 Aquatic Invasive Species Research ...... 1,500 Marine Aquaculture Research ...... 6,000 Competitive Ocean Research Program ...... 10,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 5,700 38

OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Total, Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research ...... 141,200

GRAND TOTAL OAR ...... 428,193

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

CLIMATE RESEARCH Drought Research Study, to continue to study potential options to minimize the 800 Shelby impact of droughts on Alabama and the Southeast, Univ. of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. Understanding Abrupt Global Climate Change, for researchers to address rel- 500 Snowe, Collins evant issues related to the range, magnitude, forcing, and predictability of abrupt climate change events, Univ. of Maine, Orono. WEATHER AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH PROGRAMS Wind Hazards Reduction Program, for research into reducing wind related dam- 750 Harkin, Grassley age from storms and tornados, Iowa St. University, Ames, IA. Urbanet III, for continuation of the NOAA Air Resource Laboratory’s Urbanet 6,000 Mikulski, Cardin Partnership to expand the number of metropolitan areas covered by the Urbanet system to improve weather forecasting, AWS Convergence Tech- nologies, Germantown, MD. Project STORM Air Quality Initiative, air quality research, University of Northern 750 Harkin, Grassley Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. San Joaquin Valley Ozone Study, for data and analysis to support the upcoming 150 Feinstein, Boxer 8-hour ozone attainment plans, Central California Air Quality Control Study Policy Committee. Advanced Radar Technologies, a feasibility study to determine the applicability 100 Enzi of advanced radar technologies to cover the radar hole in northeastern Wyo- ming with low level radar coverage. Coastal and Inland Hurricane Monitoring and Protection Program, to acquire the 750 Shelby ability to predict the intensity and potential damage of hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Tornado and Hurricane Operations and Research, to improve detection, tracking, 1,000 Shelby and forecasting of tornadic thunderstorms and land-falling hurricanes in the Southeast United States, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. Coastal Weather for Catastrophic Events, to provide coastal Alabama appro- 300 Shelby priate weather monitoring equipment to measure wind gusts, water surge and rain fall levels during a catastrophic event such as hurricane, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. OCEAN, COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES RESEARCH Lake Champlain Emerging Threats, research targeting understanding and miti- 500 Leahy gating invasive species, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Advanced Undersea Vehicle, for an advanced undersea mapping sonar, Mystic 450 Dodd, Lieberman Aquarium—Institute for Exploration, Mystic, CT. International Arctic Research Center, to support further integrating and 2,950 Stevens synthizing arctic research efforts in terms of climate change, Univ. of Alas- ka, Fairbanks, AK. Coastal vulnerability to climate change study, to look at impacts, response 1,000 Stevens strategies and predictions for rural Alaska coastal communities. New Hampshire Lake Host Program, for education program to prevent the 200 Gregg spread of milfoil and other invasive species in lakes and ponds, NH. New Hampshire Volunteer Lake Assessment Program, for evaluation of quality of 200 Gregg lakes and ponds in NH through trained volunteer program, NH. 39

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Collaborative R&D Initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, will allow for collaboration 800 Shelby between federal agencies in Alabama and research universities to more effectively complete NOAA missions, Von Braun Center for Science and Innova- tion, Huntsville, AL . Lake Champlain Research Consortium, research to identify sources of harmful 250 Leahy bacteria, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. West Alabama Marine Shrimp and Fish Aquaculture, to develop new methods 250 Shelby and find efficiency in the development of marine shrimp and fish aquaculture using ponds and the salinic water of West Alabama, AL. Climate Observations and Services.—Within the funds provided, the Committee supports the administration’s request for ‘‘Climate Data and Information’’ and ‘‘Climate Operations’’. The Committee is concerned that the U.S. Drought Monitor, a joint mission of various Department of Commerce agencies and the Department of Ag- riculture, may not properly reflect conditions on the ground in drought impacted areas. The Committee encourages the Depart- ment to work with other Federal agencies, such as NASA, to ensure that the most advanced technology available is used in the development of the Drought Monitor each week. Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.—Of the funds provided for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes throughout Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, the Committee provides additional funding for NOAA to further its commitment to the NOAA Cooper- ative Institute for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Weather and Air Quality Research Programs, Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.—The Committee applauds the administration’s request to use unmanned aerial systems [UAS] both in Arctic climate analysis and in weather research. The Committee builds upon that request to provide a total of $6,000,000 for UAS implementation, and encourages OAR to not only work with industry, but also with NOS and NWS to explore how these applied research projects can transition into practical operations for other NOAA programs. National Sea Grant College Program.—The Committee directs NOAA to increase the program’s state-wide partnerships and the program’s competitive, national grant programs. National Undersea Research Program.—Although the Committee approved the overall OAR reprogramming which included the merger of Ocean Exploration and the National Undersea Research Program [NURP] in 2006, the Committee awaits a formalized plan detailing the breakout and vision of the new arrangement. Given the diverse portfolio and direction of each program, the Committee is concerned about how financially combining these two unique programs will impact the exploration and advanced technology communities. Therefore, the Committee separates NURP’s funding from the administration’s request for Ocean Exploration. Of the funds provided, $6,000,000 is required for the National Institute of Undersea Science and Technology. Given that the Administration has decided to combine NURP and Ocean Exploration in future years, the Committee directs NOAA to provide a strategic and fi- 40 nancial plan for such a merger prior to, or in addition to, the administration’s fiscal year 2009 budget request. The Committee recognizes the program’s direction to develop advanced technology and encourages such advancements rather than applying funds to maintain basic, applied research facilities. Of the funds provided for NURP, the Committee directs NOAA to provide sufficient funding to each of the existing six NURP centers. Ocean Exploration.—The administration’s disjointed request for Ocean Exploration, which includes funding for NURP, a transfer to NMAO, and a new initiative for Extended Continental Shelf [ECS] mapping (all without alleged cuts to base) does not add. To alleviate this problem, the Committee supports the adjustment to base for NOAA’s Marine Operations for basic operation of the Okeanos research vessel, but does not approve the administration’s request to transfer funds from OAR. The Committee also does not support the fiscal merger between Ocean Exploration and NURP. The Com- mittee does support the administration’s request for ECS mapping, but is concerned that this effort will eclipse the program’s under- lying effort to explore the world’s oceans through peer-reviewed, competitive research proposals. The Committee is apprehensive that the proposed ECS mapping effort, which includes among other activities, benthic habitat mapping activities and high-resolution imagery, will siphon more money from the program than is necessary for traditional ESC submissions, which are based on marine seismic and sonar data. While the Committee supports multidisci- plinary operations to maximize vessel time, strictly traditional bathymetric mapping operations may achieve the goals of ESC submissions more economically. Therefore, in addition to increasing Ocean Exploration’s base for standard operations, the Committee provides $3,400,000 for ECS mapping, which reflects the administration’s true request for this new initiative, rather than the $8,000,000 it touted during the budget rollout as ‘‘new funds’’ to support the administration’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan. The Com- mittee also directs the administration to leverage the Office of Coast Survey’s expertise and existing mapping contracts to help distribute the operation funding. Aquatic Invasive Species Program.—The Committee supports the administration’s request for NOAA’s Aquatic Invasive Species Pro- gram, and provides additional funding to increase the amount of national grants administered by NOAA to further detect, monitor and reduce the impact of aquatic invasive species. Marine Aquaculture Research.—The Committee is encouraged by the administration’s request to increase the Nation’s research and knowledge within the field aquaculture. The Committee directs NOAA to distribute the funds equally among three regions: Atlan- tic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico. Climate Research, Competitive Research Program.—The Com- mittee provides these funds to allow NOAA to design, conduct, and administer a competitive, peer-reviewed grant process targeted on innovative climate research, including observation platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The Committee directs NOAA to focus these funds on the topics of drought research. 41 Weather and Air Quality Research Programs, Competitive Re- search Program.—The Committee provides these funds to allow NOAA to design, conduct, and administer a competitive, peer-reviewed grant process for the purposes of weather research. The Committee directs NOAA to focus this year’s funds to cooperatively work with universities from coastal States on the topics of coastal weather, severe weather, and hurricanes. Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research, Competitive Ocean Re- search Program.—To further encourage competitive, peer-reviewed research with the ocean science community, the Committee provides funding for NOAA to work with the coastal and Great Lakes universities to implement and administer grants focusing on the ocean’s role in climate change as encouraged by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. The Committee also encourages NOAA to further research on autonomous undersea vehicles. Advanced Radar Technologies.—The Committee recognizes the need for additional low level radar coverage in Wyoming and provides $100,000 for NOAA and the National Weather Service to work with the University of Massachusetts and the National Science Foundation, under the umbrella of the Collaborative Adapting Sensing of the Atmosphere [CASA] program, to conduct a feasibility study to determine the applicability to northeastern Wyoming of advanced radar technologies under investigation by CASA. NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE The Committee recommendation provides $819,117,000 for the NOAA National Weather Service [NWS]. NWS programs provide timely and accurate meteorologic, hydrologic, and oceanographic warnings and forecasts to ensure the safety of the population, mitigate property losses, and improve the economic productivity of the Nation. NWS is also responsible for issuing operational climate forecasts for the United States. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Observations, Forecasts, and Communications: Local Warnings and Forecasts: Local Warnings and Forecasts Base ...... 591,465 Strengthen U.S. Tsunami Warning Network ...... 23,196 Air Quality Forecasting ...... 5,445 Sustain Cooperative Observer Network ...... 1,871 NOAA Profiler Network ...... 4,736 Pacific Island Compact ...... 3,515 USWRP—U.S. Weather Research Program—THORPEX ...... 6,000 Alaska Data Buoys ...... 1,683 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 6,060

Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts ...... 643,971

Operations and Research: Advanced Hydrological Prediction Services ...... 6,037 Aviation Weather ...... 4,653 WFO Maintenance ...... 7,316 42

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Central Forecast Guidance ...... 46,748 NOAA’s Hurricane Center ...... 7,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 4,750

Subtotal, Operations and Research ...... 76,504

Total, Observations, Forecasts, and Communications ...... 720,475

Systems Operation & Maintenance: NEXRAD ...... 44,176 ASOS ...... 8,891 Weather Radio Transmitters and Communications ...... 2,297 AWIPS ...... 37,766 NWSTG Backup—CIP ...... 5,512

Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance ...... 98,642

GRAND TOTAL NWS ...... 819,117

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

LOCAL WARNINGS AND FORECASTS Susquehanna River Basin Flood System, funding for flood inundation maps and 2,000 Specter, Mikulski capitol improvements to flood warning system, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, PA. New England Weather Technology initiative, for continued weather technology 200 Gregg and observation at Plymouth State University, NH. Vermont Weather & Wind Data Integration, integration of National Weather Serv- 250 Leahy ice and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct monitoring of bird migra- tion patterns, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Waterbury, VT. Hawaii Rain Gages to purchase, install and maintain rain gages, NOAA National 360 Akaka Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters, County of Honolulu, HI. Hurricane Mitigation Alliance, research to develop cost effective techniques for 500 Bill Nelson reduction of hurricane hazards to life and property, Florida International Uni- versity, Miami-Dade County, FL. Hawaii Weather Buoy, for the installation of bouy northeast of main Hawaiian 1,400 Akaka Islands, National Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters, County of Honolulu, HI. Perdido Pass Navigation Assistance, for a weather buoy for the near-shore wa- 300 Shelby ters of Perdido Pass along the Gulf Coast of AL, AL. Eye-On-The-Sky, continue and expand meteorology reporting, education and out- 300 Leahy reach efforts, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium St. Johnsbury, VT. Western Kentucky Environmental Monitoring Network, to complete the develop- 750 McConnell ment of a monitoring system that will collect real-time observations through a statewide grid of stations in Kentucky administered, Western Kentucky Uni- versity Research Foundation, Bowling Green, KY. OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH Improved hydrologic modeling of water resources for snow-dominated regions, 250 Craig funds will be used to develop an operational hydrology model for mountain- front hydrologic systems based on new research that advances knowledge on physical mechanisms by which water moves from mountains to valleys, Boise State University, Boise, ID. 43

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

Remote Infrasonic Monitoring of Natural Hazards, to support research in long- 2,500 Cochran ranging atmospheric sound below the perception of human hearing to provide better warnings to those in danger of the effects of hurricanes and vol- canic eruptions, Joint Project with University of MS, University of HI, Univer- sity of AK, and University of California at San Diego. Regional Ensembling System for Atmospheric Dispersion Forecasting, to con- 2,000 Cochran struct a dispersion forecasting capability tailored for application in the Gulf Coast Region with activity focused on the development of ensemble methods and data assimilation techniques, Jackson State University, Jasckson MS. Williston Radar.—The Committee is concerned about radar coverage in the State of North Dakota and directs NOAA to maintain staffing and operations at the Williston Radar site through fiscal year 2008. NOAA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE The Committee recommendation provides $172,254,000 for Na- tional Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service [NESDIS]. NESDIS programs operate environmental polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites and collect and archive global environmental data and information for distribution to users in commerce, industry, agriculture, science and engineering, the general public, and Federal, State, and local agencies. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: Satellite Command and Control Base ...... 36,968 NSOF Operations ...... 7,531 Product Processing and Distribution ...... 30,408 Product Development, Readiness and Application ...... 20,015 Product Development, Readiness and Application (Ocean Remote Sensing) ...... 3,861 Joint Center/Accelerate Use of Satellites ...... 3,258 Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing and Enforcement ...... 1,262 Office of Space Commercialization ...... 612 Group on Earth Observations (GEO) ...... 500

Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems ...... 104,415

Data Centers and Information Services: Archive, Access and Assessment ...... 34,677 Maryland ...... 5,600 Kentucky ...... 993 North Carolina ...... 275 West Virginia ...... 1,434 Coastal Data Development ...... 4,506 Environmental Data Systems Mondernization ...... 9,404 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 10,950 44

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Total, NOAA’s Data Centers and Information Serivces ...... 67,839

GRAND TOTAL NESDIS ...... 172,254

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

DATA CENTERS AND INFORMATION SERVICES Cooperative Institute for Remote Sensing Applications, for the purpose of ad- 1,200 Shelby vancing knowledge and understanding of the environment using information technologies and remote sensing systems, University of Alabama at Hunts- ville, Huntsville, AL. International Pacific Research Center, to conduct systematic and reliable 2,000 Inouye climatographic research of the Pacific region, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI. Regional Climate Centers, cooperative agreement with the National Climatic 5,000 Schumer, Clinton, Ben Data Center, Univ. of NE, Lincoln, NE; Illinois State Water-Survey, Cham- Nelson, Bill Nelson, paign, Illinois; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; S.C. Dept. of Natural Re- Obama sources, Columbia, SC; Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada. Integrated Data and Environmental Applications Center, funding support for 2,750 Inouye critical regional needs for ocean, climate, and ecosystem information (IDEA), NOAA IDEA Center, Honolulu, HI.

Data and Climate Centers.—The Committee encourages NOAA to continue to coordinate its climate data management and archival activities for the Western Pacific Region with the ongoing efforts of the University of Hawaii’s Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center. The Committee is also encouraged by NOAA’s responsiveness in establishing the NOAA Integrated Data and Environmental Applications Center to address environmental data and information requirements in the Pacific. NOAA-WIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT The Committee recommendation provides $207,379,000 for NOAA-wide program support. These programs provide for overall NOAA management, including staffing of the Under Secretary’s office and services to NOAA and DOC field offices through the regional Administrative Support Centers. These programs also support NOAA’s Education Office consistent with the recommendations of the Ocean Commission. The Facilities subactivity provides for repair and maintenance to existing facilities; facilities planning and design; and environmental compliance. The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations provides aircraft and marine data acquisition, repair, and maintenance of the existing fleet, planning of future modernization, and technical and management support for NOAA-wide activities through the NOAA Commissioned Corps. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: 45

PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Corporate Services: Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base ...... 30,000 Facilities ...... 18,954 NOAA Wide Corporate Services and Agency Management ...... 124,000 DOC Working Capital Fund ...... 34,425

Total, Corporate Services ...... 207,379

NOAA Education Program: NOAA Education Program/Education Initiative ...... 12,000 BWET Regional Programs ...... 12,000 JASON Education and Outreach ...... 1,000 Educational Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions (EPPMSI) ...... 15,418 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 1,950

Total, NOAA Education Program ...... 42,368

Marine Operations and Maintenance: Aviation Services ...... 25,793 Marine Services ...... 131,500

Total, Marine Operations and Maintenance ...... 157,293

GRAND TOTAL PS ...... 407,040

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

NOAA EDUCATION PROGRAM Narragansett Bay Marine Education, curriculum development and operation of 1,000 Reed, Whitehouse youth and adult education programs, Save the Bay, Providence, RI. Center for the Great Lakes, conservation education, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, 300 Durbin IL. John Smith Water Trail, installation of interactive bouys marking the John Smith 500 Warner, Mikulski, National Water Trail on the Chesapeake Bay, The Conservation Fund, Arling- Cardin, Webb ton, VA. Anacostia Watershed Education, support for classroom education and teacher 150 Mikulski training on conservation, Anacostia Watershed Society, Bladensburg, MD. NOAA Leadership and Culture.—The Committee is concerned that after three decades in existence and in spite of recent leadership guidance, many of the NOAA line offices operate as autonomous entities acting alone without considering the greater good of the agency. NOAA has a long track record of success but it is the Committee’s firm belief that one line office would undercut another line office in an instant if it could receive additional funding. This culture is detrimental to the entire agency’s mission. Because of these concerns the Committee directs NOAA to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to examine these issues and improve NOAA’s culture. Marine Services.—This account consolidates all the items within the administration’s request for ‘‘Marine Operations and Mainte- nance’’, including the administration’s request of $5,600,000 for operations and maintenance of the Okeanos research vessel. These 46 funds are appropriated as a direct adjustment to the base of the Marine Operations account without supporting the requested $4,600,000 transfer of funds from the Oceans and Atmospheric Re- search account. Far too often NOAA’s Marine and Aviation Oper- ations rely on transfers of funds from NOAA line offices for non- science vessel operations, which distort the true costs of basic operations for these valuable, national assets. In future fiscal years, NOAA is required to provide a budget request for basic vessel operations that does not include funding transfers from other line offices for basic vessel operations. The Committee also provides $500,000 for NOAA to administer a feasibility study, performed by an outside organization, to evaluate the design and operations of future research vessels in the form of a NOAA Survey Vessel designed for multi-mission operations, to maximize on-site activities and modularize for versatile platform availability. The results of said study shall be delivered to the Committee within 18 months of the enactment of this act. The number of officers authorized to serve within the ranks of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall increase from 299 to 321. The Committee provides sufficient funding under the Marine Services account for this adjustment in personnel. NOAA Education Program.—The Committee provides $42,368,000 for education programs, $23,007,000 above the budget request. The Joint Ocean Commission continues to highlight the need for ocean literacy and broaden young people’s awareness of ocean issues that affect their daily lives. NOAA has established a successful track record of engaging all levels of the education community to send a clear, consistent message on ocean science using different media and methods tailored to individual community needs. BWET Regional Program.—The Committee firmly believes in the existing BWET programs in California, the Chesapeake Bay region, and in Hawaii and has provided additional resources for the expansion of the program to include other regions of the country. Working Capital Fund.—The Committee has continued to recommend appropriations for NOAA and Commerce Department corporate costs under ‘‘NOAA-wide Program Support’’. The Committee disapproves of the practice of allocating, or ‘‘tithing’’, corporate costs across programs, projects, and activities.

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,110,119,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 979,893,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,089,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,089,000,000. The recommendation is $21,119,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $109,107,000 above the budget request. Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: 47

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

National Ocean Service: Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program ...... 49,000 National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition ...... 7,178 Marine Sanctuaries Construction/Acquisition ...... 5,842 National IOOS Data Management and Communications Center ...... 10,000 Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center ...... 6,000 Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 25,750

Total, National Ocean Service—PAC ...... 103,770

National Marine Fisheries Service: Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 2,000

Total, National Marine Fisheries Service—PAC ...... 2,000

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: Research Supercomputing/CCRI ...... 10,379

Total, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research—PAC ...... 10,379

National Weather Service: Systems Acquisition: ASOS ...... 1,635 AWIPS ...... 12,764 NEXRAD ...... 8,376 NWSTG Legacy Replacement ...... 1,195 Radiosonde Network Replacement ...... 4,014 Weather and Climate Supercomputing ...... 26,169 Cooperative Observer Network Modernization (NERON) ...... 4,234 NOAA Profiler Network ...... 5,100 Complete and Sustain NOAA Weather Radio ...... 5,594

Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition ...... 69,081

Construction: WFO Construction ...... 12,504 Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCEP) ...... 26,410

Subtotal, NWS Construction ...... 38,914

Total, National Weather Service—PAC ...... 107,995

NESDIS: Systems Acquisition and Construction: Geostationary Systems (GOES–N) ...... 80,379 Geostationary Systems (GOES–R) ...... 261,000 Polar Orbiting Systems (POES) ...... 114,906 Polar Orbiting Systems (NPOESS) ...... 331,300 EOS and Advanced Polar Data Processing, Distribution and Archiving Systems ...... 990 CIP—single point of failure ...... 2,772 NOAA/NASA Space Weather Continuity of Operations ...... 5,000 Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System (CLASS) ...... 6,476 NPOESS Climate Sensors ...... 24,700 NPOESS Preparatory Data Exploration ...... 2,455 Satellite CDA Facility ...... 2,228

Total, NESDIS—PAC ...... 835,206

Program Support: Construction: Pacific Regional Facility ...... 20,250 Construction (Sec. 212) ...... 3,000 48

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Subtotal, Construction ...... 20,250

OMAO Fleet Replacement: Fisheries Survey Vessel (design phase for #5 and #6) ...... 5,000 Hydro Survey Launch Construction ...... 2,400 Vessel Equip. and Tech Refresh ...... 1,000 Temporary Berthing for HENRY B. BIGELOW ...... 1,000

Subtotal, OMAO Fleet Replacement ...... 9,400

Total, Program Support—PAC ...... 29,650

GRAND TOTAL PAC ...... 1,089,000

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS [In thousands of dollars]

Committee rec- Project ommendation Requested by

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Center for Marine Aquaculture, to construct a centerto provide scientists, engi- 11,000 Cochran neers, and economists the capability to apply recent advances in aquaculture, biotechnology, pathology, nutrition, genetics, engineering, microbiology, and economics to remove the technical and profitability constraints to growth of a marine aquaculture industry. Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Sten- nis, MS. Science Center Building, feasibility study funding for NOAA to implement and 1,000 Cochran administer a open-source feasiability study for a comprehensive science center at the campus of Stennis Space Center, MS. National Marine Sanctuary Learning Center, for construction of learning center, 2,000 Inouye Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaiian Is- lands, HI. Gulf of Farralones NMS Exhibit, to enhance the public awareness of the Sanc- 750 Feinstein tuary and human dependence upon a healthy ocean ecosystem, Fitzgerld Ma- rine Reserve, San Mateo County, CA. Thunder Bay NMS Exhibit, for the completion of permanent displays for the fa- 2,000 Levin, Stabenow cility’s new visitor center, Thunder Bay NMS, Alpena, MI. Mill Creek Conservation, conservation of coastal environment, Mill Creek Con- 1,500 Reed servation, North Kingston, RI. Great Bay Partnership, for continued conservation of critical habitats in Great 5,000 Gregg Bay, NH. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Center for Aquatic Resource Management, to work together with state and fed- 2,000 Shelby eral partners to develop and implement strategies for sustainable practices that will protect and restore aquatic resources, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL. Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection [CELP].—The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program [CELP] provides grants to eligible State agencies and local governments to acquire property or conservation easements from willing sellers within a State’s coastal zone or coastal watershed boundary. The Committee recommends $49,000,000 for the CELP program, a $34,000,000 increase over the budget request and a $12,000,000 increase over the enacted level. In the fiscal year 2006 appropriation, Congress began directing NOAA to review and prioritize eligible projects submitted under 49 approved State CELP plans or by the State’s coastal program. The Committee recommendation makes the program 100 percent competitive and merit based. The Committee is aware of several projects that were anticipating funding through congressional di- rective. In light of this change, the Committee directs NOAA to re- open the 2008 competition, no later than 45 days after enactment, to allow additional projects to be considered for funding. National IOOS Data Management and Communications Cen- ter.—To encourage further commitment towards realizing a comprehensive IOOS program, the Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for NOAA to establish an Integrated Ocean Ob- servation System data management and communications center at Stennis Space Center. The center should benefit from the resident expertise of the Naval Oceanographic Office as the demonstrated hub of naval oceanographic data collection, archiving, fusion, modeling and distribution of oceanographic products. Existing NOAA facilities at Stennis Space Center, the National Data Buoy Center and the National Coastal Data Development Center currently provide NOAA quality data collection and assimilation. NOAA shall provide a report to the Committee no later than April 1, 2008 detailing full plans to implement this center, including detailed out year requirements, for full operation of the center as the primary data management and communication center for the national IOOS program. Satellites.—The Committee remains extremely concerned with regard to NOAA’s satellite programs. The Committee believes that continuous oversight by Congress is necessary given NOAA’s track record and has provided a general provision to the bill that is similar to the Defense Department’s Nunn-McCurdy certification procedures. In addition, the Committee is extremely concerned about staffing within the agency and whether the necessary expertise is on board. The Committee directs NOAA to provide quarterly up- dates to the Committee regarding its satellite program, including staffing plans, budget, and technical risks. Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Data Preservation and Con- tinuity.—The Committee is concerned with reports about the deg- radation in the QuickSCAT Satellite which NOAA provides with data on sea surface winds. This data goes into the models of the NOAA Hurricane Center and aids in hurricane forecasts. Accurate hurricane forecasting is of the utmost importance to protecting life and property, and the Nation must ensure that our means of col- lecting data are reliable and up to date. It is imperative that the National Weather Service has alternatives to the single Hurricane Hunter Jet Aircraft and the QuickSCAT satellite, because each contributes significant data to hurricane tracking and forecasting models. The Committee directs NOAA to provide the Committee on Appropriations with a report, including cost projections, on plans for replacement of these assets so that continuity of operations is not lost. NPOESS.—The Committee has long been concerned with the NPOESS program. The old adage of ‘‘not having all your eggs in one basket’’ has certainly come true with this program. Following significant cost overruns, and Nunn-McCurdy certification, NOAA and the Department of Defense de-manifested several critically im- 50 portant climate sensors for budgetary purposes. The National Re- search Counsel’s Decadal Survey warned of a growing crisis in our Nation’s ability to observe the Earth’s climate. The Decadal Survey recommended that ‘‘NOAA should restore several key climate, environmental, and weather observation capabilities to its planned NPOESS and GOES–R missions.’’ The Committee is aware that a confidential report produced by NOAA and NASA for the White House states, ‘‘the recent loss of climate sensors due to the NPOESS Nunn-McCurdy certification places the overall climate program in serious jeopardy.’’ It now ap- pears that the administration is beginning to realize the short sightedness of these decisions and is planning to restore some of these sensors to the program. In the report NASA and NOAA have recommended to the White House restoring several climate sensors to the program. Their recommendations include, among others: (1) building three Total Solar Irradiance Sensors [TSIS]; (2) installing the existing CERES instrument on the NPP mission; and (3) building two Earth Radi- ation Budget Sensors [ERBS] included onto the NPOESS C1 and C3 missions. The Committee remains skeptical on whether the administration will actually increase NOAA and NASA budgets to pay for these internal, ‘‘Pre-decisional’’ recommendations. The Committee sus- pects that instead of paying for this vital investment through increased funding, the administration will instead try to do things on the cheap or worse, redirect funds away from NOAA’s other programs. Given the looming crisis in our Nation’s ability to observe our planet and measure its climate variable, the Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for the restoration of climate sensors to the NPOESS program. GOES–R.—The Committee is concerned that over 26 percent of the budget structure for the program is for ‘‘Government Program Office Operations’’. The Committee feels that these reserves provide a false sense of security for the program managers leading to future problems. Accordingly, the Committee has reduced these overhead costs and redirected funding to the restoration of climate sensors. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.—The funds included in the Committee recommendation for the Mill Creek Conservation, North Kingstown, Rhode Island will be used expressly to acquire lands or interest in lands that include significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical or aesthetic values. Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center.—The Committee recommendation provides $6,000,000 for the establishment of a NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center (‘‘Center’’) in order for the National Ocean Service [NOS] to better respond to severe weather events. The Center shall house and consolidate groups from the NOS National Response Teams, NOS Response and Restoration, and NOS Damage Assessment. Pacific Marine Operations Center.—The Committee is aware of a recent fire in Seattle, Washington, that damaged or destroyed several NOAA facilities located on Lake Union, including buildings, docks and NOAA ships that service the Pacific region. The Com- 51 mittee directs NOAA to submit to the Senate Committee on Appro- priations a full assessment of the damage, loss of capability, and estimated replacement costs for NOAA’s damaged assets as soon as it can be determined. PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND Appropriations, 2007 ...... $66,638,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 66,825,000 Committee recommendation ...... 90,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $90,000,000 for the Pa- cific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. The recommendation is $23,362,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $23,175,000 above the budget request. The Committee is disappointed NOAA rejected the State of Alas- ka’s fiscal year 2007 proposals for Salmon Enhancement projects. These funds are used to continue viable salmon fisheries and a sustainable salmon fishing industry. In addition, these projects are consistent with the memorandum of Understanding between the State of Alaska and the National Marine Fisheries Service. With- out these projects, the salmon population in Alaska runs the risk of depletion. NOAA should support and encourage the State’s efforts to educate, enhance salmon stock, and develop infrastructure to support an environment to allow the Alaska salmon populations to continue to thrive. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND Appropriations, 2007 ...... $3,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 3,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 3,000,000 The recommendation includes requested language allowing not to exceed $3,000,000 collected pursuant to the Coastal Zone Manage- ment Act to be transferred to the ‘‘Operations, Research and Facili- ties’’ account to offset the costs of implementing that act. FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT Appropriations, 2007 ...... $7,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,000,000 Language is included as proposed only for loans to finance the purchase of Individual Fishing Quotas, which have a negative subsidy rate and do not require appropriations to cover the costs of the loan. OTHER

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $47,121,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 58,693,000 Committee recommendation ...... 53,193,000 The Committee recommendation provides $53,193,000 for De- partmental Management Salaries and Expenses, of which $2,000,000 is for the National Medal of Technology. The rec- 52 ommendation is $6,072,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $5,500,000 below the budget request. Within Departmental Management, the Salaries and Expenses account provides funding for the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and support staff. Responsibilities involve policy development and implementation affecting United States and international activities, as well as, establishing internal goals and operations of the Depart- ment. The Committee directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Commerce regarding the use of fiscal year 2004, fiscal year 2005, and fiscal year 2006 funding provided to the Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board. The report shall detail what actions have been taken to stimulate tourism in the United States. The report shall be submitted to the Committees no later than February 1, 2008. HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... Budget estimate, 2008 ...... $4,300,000 Committee recommendation ...... 5,100,000 The Committee recommendation provides $5,100,000 for the HCHB Renovation. Within the funds provided the following congressionally directed project is funded: $800,000 is for the National Aquarium, Washington, DC, for HCHB rental payments and cost of planning and design of new space within HCHB (Mikulski). OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Appropriations, 2007 ...... $22,592,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 23,426,000 Committee recommendation ...... 23,426,000 The Committee recommendation provides $23,426,000. The recommendation is $834,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION COUNCIL Appropriations, 2007 ...... Budget estimate, 2008 ...... $1,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,000,000. The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Section 101 makes Commerce Department funds available for advanced payments only upon certification of officials designated by the Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public interest. Section 102 makes appropriations for salaries and expenses available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for services, uniforms, and allowances as authorized by law. Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds between De- partment of Commerce accounts and within NOAA appropriations. 53 The provision makes transfers subject to the Committee’s standard reprogramming procedures. Section 104 provides that any cost resulting from personnel actions shall be absorbed by the affected Department or Agency. Section 105 extends guarantee authority and makes appropriations for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program available until expended. Section 106 prohibits the use of any appropriated funds to trademark the phrase ‘‘Last Best Place’’. Section 107 would establish authority for ITA to use appropriated funds for sequestered North American Free Trade Act pan- elists. Section 108 extends the Department of Commerce’s personnel demonstration project. Section 109 provides technical corrections related to the elimination of the Technology Administration. Section 110 authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting safety and health in the context of scientific and occupational diving within the Na- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Section 111 provides authority to begin construction on the NOAA Pacific Regional Center. Section 112 provides authority for a voluntary fishing capacity reduction program. Section 113 provides authority to begin construction on the NIST Building 1 Extension. TITLE II DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The Committee recommends a total of $24,311,959,000 for the Department of Justice [DOJ]. The recommendation is $1,457,527,000 above the fiscal year 2007 funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, and $2,059,636,000 above the budget request. The Committee has made funding for combating and prosecuting terrorism; enhancing intelligence capabilities; arresting and prosecuting child predators; and developing critical information technology and infrastructure investments-centerpieces of the fiscal year 2008 Department of Justice appropriations bill. The Committee views the continual proposed elimination of critical State and local law programs as misguided and irresponsible. State and local law enforcement must have the resources necessary to fight crime and assist the Federal Government in the Global War on Terror. Repeated elimination of these important funds calls into question the Department’s commitment to remain the Nation’s premier law enforcement agency. Language is not included to rescind balances from the Crime Vic- tims Fund, as requested by the administration. Tribal Government Funding.—The Committee rejects the administration’s proposal to discontinue specific set-asides for tribal COPS, correctional facility construction, tribal courts, and juvenile justice programs. The Department of Justice programs that have operated in past years are an essential part of the public safety and justice regimes in Indian Country. The Committee is concerned that the changes proposed to these programs by the administration if implemented would significantly affect the administration of justice in Indian communities. For the past several years, tribal leaders from across the country have made public safety and justice in Indian Country a top priority, and have urged that adequate funding be provided for law enforcement officers, strong judicial systems, and detention facilities construction and staffing. The Committee is not aware that the Department of Justice consulted with tribal governments on this proposal which would essentially require tribal law enforcement agencies to compete for funding with State and local law enforcement agencies. Budget Restructuring Proposals.—The Committee remains concerned with the Department’s repeated proposal to consolidate existing decision-units. All accounts within the DOJ, therefore, shall continue to use the fiscal year 2007 decision-units and account structures, unless otherwise specified in prior years or in the following recommendation. (54) 55

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $97,832,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 104,777,000 Committee recommendation ...... 104,777,000 The Committee recommendation provides $104,777,000. The recommendation is $6,945,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The ‘‘General Administration’’ account provides funding for senior policy officials responsible for Departmental management and policy development. The specific offices funded by this account include: the immediate Office of the Attorney General; the immediate Office of the Deputy Attorney General; the immediate Office of the Associate Attorney General; Office of Legal Policy; Office of Public Affairs; Office of Legislative Affairs; Office of Professional Respon- sibility; Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison; and the Justice Management Division. The following table compares the fiscal year 2007 enacted level to the fiscal year 2008 budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendation for each office: [In thousands of dollars]

Fiscal year 2008 Fiscal year 2007 Committee rec- enacted ommendation

Department Leadership: Attorney General ...... 5,260 5,458 Deputy Attorney General ...... 4,814 4,990 Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties ...... 380 400 Associate Attorney General ...... 1,767 1,836

Subtotal ...... 12,221 12,684

Intergov Relations/External Affairs: Public Affairs ...... 2,858 2,968 Legislative Affairs ...... 3,598 3,734 Intergovernmental and Public Liaison ...... 927 962

Subtotal ...... 7,383 7,664

Exec Support/Prof Resp: Legal Policy ...... 5,601 5,812 Professional Responsibility ...... 5,801 6,020

Subtotal ...... 11,402 11,832

Justice Management Division ...... 66,826 72,597

TOTAL General Administration ...... 97,832 104,777 National Drug Intelligence Center [NDIC].—The Committee does not agree to provide $16,000,000 to the Department of Justice for the NDIC; this Center is outside of the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. Departmental Offices.—The Committee has established specific limitations for each individual program and policy within the De- partmental Offices. The accompanying bill includes a provision authorizing a cumulative total of transfers of up to 5 percent between each activity (Departmental Leadership; Intergovernmental/Exter- 56 nal Affairs; Executive Support/Professional Responsibility; and Jus- tice Management Division) and after 5 percent, the Department shall seek prior approval from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY Appropriations, 2007 ...... $123,559,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 100,500,000 Committee recommendation ...... 95,795,000 The Committee recommendation provides $95,795,000. The recommendation is $27,764,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $4,705,000 below the budget request. The Justice Information Sharing Technology [JIST] account provides increased control to the Department Chief Information Offi- cer [DCIO] to ensure that investments in information technology [IT] are well planned and aligned with the Department’s overall IT strategy and enterprise architecture. JIST helps ensure that all DOJ components build systems that are interoperable with shared components and not stove-piped systems that become obsolete once operational. The Committee is supportive of IT enhancements and the creation of systems that work across agencies and Depart- ments. TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $89,198,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 81,353,000 Committee recommendation ...... 76,353,000 The Committee recommendation provides $76,353,000. The recommendation is $12,845,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $5,000,000 below the budget request. This account centrally funds development, acquisition, deployment, operation and maintenance of the Justice Department’s narrowband wireless communications network. Should additional funding be necessary for this effort, the Committee will consider a reprogramming of existing resources, consistent with section 505 of this act. These funds provide for the conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost for operation and maintenance of land mobile radio legacy systems. Federal Government agencies are required to convert to narrowband operations which provide a more technologically advanced and efficient use of radio spectrum. The Committee is concerned about the lagging progress as well as the recurring costs of the conversion. The Committee also understands aging infrastructure has been an impediment in the implementation of narrowband. This account also funds the Integrated Wireless Network [IWN]. The IWN will address communications shortcomings in key strategic locations, such as along the northern and southern land bor- ders, and in cities that are potential targets for terrorism. Re- sources will support Justice components’ existing land mobile radio systems; support IWN operations and maintenance requirements; invest in new narrowband infrastructure and subscriber equipment; promote communications interoperability by Federal law en- 57 forcement and homeland security personnel; and support management and operating requirements. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $229,142,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 247,499,000 Committee recommendation ...... 247,499,000 The Committee recommendation provides $247,499,000. The recommendation is $18,357,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Executive Office for Immigration Review includes the Board of Immigration Appeals, immigration judges, and administrative law judges who decide through administrative hearings whether to admit or exclude aliens seeking to enter the country, and whether to deport or adjust the status of aliens whose status has been challenged. This account also funds the Office of the Pardon Attorney which receives, investigates, and considers petitions for all forms of executive clemency. DETENTION TRUSTEE Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,225,816,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,294,226,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,265,872,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,265,872,000. The recommendation is $40,056,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $28,354,000 below the budget request. The Office of the Federal Detention Trustee account provides oversight of detention management, and improvement and coordination of detention activities to ensure that Federal agencies involved in detention provide for the safe, secure, and humane confinement of persons in the custody of the United States. The Committee is concerned about the Department’s ability to anticipate the true funding needs for this account and directs the Detention Trustee to continue efforts to improve its current for- mulas. The Committee will consider the use of existing resources should additional funding be required, subject to section 505 of this act. The Committee directs the Detention Trustee to report to the Committee on a quarterly basis the number of individuals in the detention trustee system, the projected number of individuals, and the annualized costs that are associated with them. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Appropriations, 2007 ...... $70,603,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 73,208,000 Committee recommendation ...... 73,700,000 The Committee recommendation provides $73,700,000. The recommendation is $3,097,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $492,000 above the budget request. The Committee has provided an increase to this account to enable the Inspector General to continue to review the FBI National Security Letter Issue. This account finances the activities of the Office of Inspector General [OIG] including audits, inspections, investigations and 58 other reviews of programs and operations of the Department of Justice to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as violations of ethical standards arising from the conduct of Department employees in their numerous and diverse activities.

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $11,509,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 12,194,000 Committee recommendation ...... 12,194,000 The Committee recommendation provides $12,194,000. The recommendation is $685,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Commission is an independent body within the Department of Justice which makes decisions regarding requests for parole and supervision of Federal prisoners.

LEGAL ACTIVITIES GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Appropriations, 2007 ...... $677,154,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 1,648,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 750,584,000 Committee recommendation ...... 753,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $753,000,000. The recommendation is $75,846,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $2,416,000 above the budget request. This appropriation funds the establishment of litigation policy, conduct of litigation, and various other legal responsibilities, through the Office of the Solicitor General, the Tax Division, the Criminal Division, the Civil Division, the Environmental and Nat- ural Resources Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Office of Legal Counsel, and Interpol. The Committee remains concerned DOJ is not requesting enough resources to keep litigation costs on pace with DHS enforcement activities. The Committee recommendations, by Division, are displayed in the following table: LEGAL DIVISIONS [In thousands of dollars]

Amount

Office of the Solicitor General ...... 10,085 Tax Division ...... 95,000 Criminal Division ...... 152,050 Civil Division ...... 245,050 Environment and Natural Resources Division ...... 103,400 Office of Legal Counsel ...... 6,325 Civil Rights Division ...... 116,800 59

LEGAL DIVISIONS—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Amount

Interpol USNCB ...... 23,730 Office of Dispute Resolution ...... 560

Total ...... 753,000

THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT Appropriations, 2007 ...... $6,252,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 6,833,000 Committee recommendation ...... 6,833,000 The Committee recommendation provides a reimbursement of $6,833,000 for legal costs. The recommendation is $581,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. This account covers Justice Department expenses associated with litigating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660).

ANTITRUST DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $147,819,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 155,097,000 Committee recommendation ...... 155,097,000 The Committee recommendation provides $155,097,000. The recommendation is $7,278,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The Antitrust Division investigates potential violations of Fed- eral antitrust laws, represents the interests of the United States in cases brought under these laws, acts on antitrust cases before the Supreme Court, and reviews decisions of regulatory commissions relating to antitrust law.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,654,886,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,747,822,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,747,822,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,747,822,000. The recommendation is $92,936,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. This account supports the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the 94 U.S. Attorneys headquarters offices throughout the United States and its territories. The U.S. Attorneys [USAs] serve as the principal litigators for the U.S. Government for criminal and civil matters. As in past years, the Committee directs the U.S. At- torneys to focus their efforts on those crimes where the unique resources, expertise, or jurisdiction of the Federal Government can be most effective. The Committee expects that the resources provided be directed to the highest priorities of the USAs. 60 Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.—The Com- mittee remains concerned that 25 percent of the software produced in the United States has been copied illegally in violation of U.S. copyright laws. The Committee directs the U.S. Attorneys to report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2008, on the number, type, and location of copyright prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year, including those under Public Law 105–147.

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND Appropriations, 2007 ...... $223,152,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 231,899,000 Committee recommendation ...... 231,899,000 The Committee recommendation provides $231,899,000. The recommendation is $8,747,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The United States Trustee Program, authorized by 28 U.S.C. 581 et seq., is the component of the Justice Department with responsibility for protecting the integrity of the bankruptcy system by over- seeing case administration and litigation to enforce the bankruptcy laws. In fiscal year 2007, the U.S. Trustee Program will participate in an estimated 1.5 million business and consumer bankruptcy case filings. To carry out its duties in these cases under the Bankruptcy Code (title 11) and title 28 of the United States Code, the U.S. Trustee Program is organized into three levels: the Executive Office for United States Trustees in Washington, DC; United States Trustees in 21 regions whose geographic jurisdiction is established by statute; and 95 field offices, which cover 150 court sites and 280 other administrative hearing locations. The Committee continues to support the use of data-enabled forms, or ‘‘smart forms’’ for filing bankruptcy petitions and sched- ules. The data-enabled technology was developed jointly by the United States Trustee Program and the Administrative Office of the Courts [AOUSC]. The Committee supports the mandatory use of smart forms to further improve efficiencies in the bankruptcy system.

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,561,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,709,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,709,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,709,000. The recommendation is $148,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. The recommendation fully provides for the adjudication of claims against: Germany relating to World War II; Cuba relating to the Castro regime; and Iraq relating to the U.S.S. Stark incident and Desert Shield/Storm. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission settles claims of American citizens arising from nationalization, expropriation, or other takings of their properties and interests by foreign governments. 61

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $812,070,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 6,450,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 899,875,000 Committee recommendation ...... 896,860,000 The Committee recommendation provides $896,860,000. The recommendation is $84,790,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, and $3,015,000 below the budget request. The budget request included funding for U.S. Marshals Construction within the Sala- ries and Expenses account. The Committee recommends funding for construction in a separate account at a level of $8,015,000. The Committee provides a total of $904,875,000 for the U.S. Marshals, including construction. This level is $5,000,000 above the budget request. The core missions of the USMS include the apprehension of fugi- tives, protection of the Federal judiciary, protection of witnesses, execution of warrants and court orders, and the custody and transportation of accused and unsentenced prisoners. Judicial and Courthouse Security.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $376,912,000 for judicial and courthouse security. The recommendation is $24,528,000 above the fiscal year 2007 funding level and identical to the budget request. This funding level includes program changes of $12,167,000 to provide additional deputy marshals for judicial security. Within the amount recommended are the requested enhancements to increase district threat investigators and staffing in the most critically vulnerable districts, provide for a secure and fully encrypted communications network, intercept threats to the Federal judiciary, and secure high-threat trials. The recommendation supports the Marshal’s proposal to realign its decision unit structure into five mission areas. Southwest Border.—The Committee’s recommendation provides $7,462,000 to begin addressing the increasing workload along the Southwest border. Additional Border Patrol agents have lead to an inevitable increase in illegal immigrant arrests which in turn has increased the number of prisoners produced for Federal court proceedings. Deputy U.S. Marshals are under tremendous strain to protect Federal judges and prosecutors, transport prisoners, and secure cellblock operations. Information Technology.—The Committee’s recommendation provides $5,518,000 to strengthen information technology infrastructure including network communications, information security, and the Justice Detainee Information System. Information Technology Expansion.—The Committee supports collaborative efforts between public and private entities to enhance fugitive investigations, apprehensions, judicial threat awareness and preparedness. These collaborative efforts should focus on the collection and analysis of photographic databases including oral and written threats against judicial officials. The Committee applauds the USMS for its ongoing efforts to improve the agency’s information technology infrastructure to increase data sharing among USMS offices and with other law enforcement agencies. 62 Audited Financial Statements.—The Committee recommendation provides $1,834,000 to improve financial oversight. This enhancement will assist with delivery of accurate and reliable financial statements. Regional Fugitive Task Forces.—The Committee recommendation provides $28,101,000 for existing regional fugitive task forces to include $13,554,000 for payroll expenses and, $14,547,000 for the day-to-day operating expenses for the six regional task forces. The Committee recommends an additional $5,000,000 above the budget request to establish new, or expand existing, regional fugitive task forces for a total of $33,101,000. Distribution of these resources should be based on the fugitive workload, giving emphasis to the workload created by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. Funding covers the cost of new Deputy U.S. Marshals, computer specialists, intelligence analysts, and administrative support positions, as well as the costs for facilities, information technology, communications, tactical gear, vehicles, and other start up costs. Technical Operations Group.—The Committee recommendation provides $19,352,000 for the technical operations group to include $9,937,000 for payroll expenses and $9,415,000 for the day-to-day operating expenses. Sexual Offender Apprehension.—The Committee recommendation provides $7,845,000 for the USMS to place additional personnel in States with the highest levels of unregistered sex offenders, and fu- gitives wanted for other violent offenses. The Committee directs the USMS to work closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC] and State and local agencies to focus on the ‘‘worst of the worst’’ sex offenders especially those involved with crimes against children. The Committee applauds the USMS for its leadership during Operation FALCON I, II and III. These three fugitive sweeps led to over 30,000 fugitive arrests including 3,314 sex offenders and 681 gang members. Courthouse Security Equipment.—The Committee recommendation provides $12,397,000 for courthouse security equipment, which includes security equipment, telephone systems, and cabling. CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $6,846,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... 8,015,000 The Committee recommendation provides $8,015,000 for construction. The budget request included funding for construction activities within the salaries and expenses account. The recommendation provides funding for construction in space controlled, occupied, or utilized by the USMS in United States courthouses and Federal buildings, including but not limited to the creation, renovation, and expansion of prisoner movement areas, elevators, and other law enforcement and court security support space. As in prior years, the Committee’s intent is to provide for all construction activity to support the mission of the USMS in protection of the Federal judiciary and other law enforcement activities. 63

FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $171,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 168,300,000 Committee recommendation ...... 168,300,000 The Committee recommendation provides $168,300,000. The recommendation is $2,700 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. This account provides for fees and expenses of witnesses who ap- pear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the United States is a party, including fact and expert witnesses. These funds are also used for mental competency examinations as well as witness and informant protection. COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $10,221,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 9,794,000 Committee recommendation ...... 10,230,000 The Committee recommendation provides $10,230,000. The recommendation is $9,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $436,000 above the budget request. The Community Relations Service provides assistance to communities and persons in the prevention and resolution of disagree- ments relating to perceived discriminatory practices. The Attorney General may submit a reprogramming to the Committee for additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service in accordance with reprogramming guidelines contained within this act. ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND Appropriations, 2007 ...... $21,211,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 20,990,000 Committee recommendation ...... 20,990,000 The Committee recommendation provides $20,990,000. The recommendation is $221,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. This account provides funds to supplement existing resources to cover additional investigative expenses of the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Marshals Service, such as awards for information, purchase of evidence, equipping of conveyances, and investigative expenses leading to seizure. Funds for these activities are provided from receipts deposited in the Assets Forfeiture Fund resulting from the seizure and liquidation of assets. Expenses related to the management and disposal of assets are also provided from the Assets Forfeiture Fund by a permanent indefinite appropriation. NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $66,970,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 78,056,000 Committee recommendation ...... 78,056,000 64 The Committee recommendation provides $78,056,000. The recommendation is $11,086,000 above the enacted level and equal to the budget request. The National Security Division [NSD] coordinates the Depart- ment’s national security and terrorism missions through law enforcement investigations and prosecutions.

INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT Appropriations, 2007 ...... $497,935,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 509,154,000 Committee recommendation ...... 509,154,000 The Committee recommendation provides $509,154,000. The recommendation is $11,219,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The recommendation provides $509,154,000 for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Account, which funds the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces [OCDETF]. This funding level is $11,219,000 above the enacted level and the same as the budget request. This program was created in 1982 to ensure a coordinated, multi-agency approach to identifying, disrupting and dismantling those drug trafficking and money laundering organizations primarily responsible for the Nation’s illicit drug supply. Through its nine regional task forces, this program utilizes the seven Federal law enforcement agencies to target major drug trafficking organizations and their financial infrastructure. This account also funds the OCDETF Fusion Center [OFC], an operational intelligence center combining the analytical resources and intelligence information of the OCDETF member agencies and others.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $5,989,573,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 258,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 6,349,950,000 Committee recommendation ...... 6,372,250,000 The Committee recommendation provides $6,372,250,000. The recommendation is $383,070,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $22,300,000 above the budget request. The budget request had included $30,500,000 for sensitive com- partmented information facilities [SCIFs] in the salaries and expenses account. The Committee recommends the consolidation of SCIF funding in the Construction account and has provided a total of $63,700,000 for SCIF funding in that account. Intelligence Requirements.—To support the FBI’s intelligence requirements, the Committee recommendation provides $47,199,000 in funding and 159 positions to address the FBI’s intelligence program requirements. This includes $11,969,000 for the National Se- curity Branch Analytical Capabilities, $7,809,000 for Communica- tion Exploitation, $12,729,000 for Human Source Validation and Delta Enhancement, $9,525,000 in Human Intelligence Manage- 65 ment, $1,342,000 for the Terrorist Screening Center, $375,000 for Open Source Program Staffing, and $3,450,000 for the National Virtual Translation Center. These enhancements will position the FBI to meet current and emerging national security and criminal threats by focusing core investigative work proactively against threats to U.S. interests, develop enterprise-wide intelligence policies and capabilities, and provide useful and timely information and analysis to the national security, homeland security, and law enforcement communities. Multi-Year Budgeting.—Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the FBI has undertaken significant initiatives to trans- form itself to becoming a threat-based, intelligence driven organization whose focus is on preventing terrorism and protecting national security. Field investigative efforts in counterterrorism have more than doubled, from approximately 1,150 pre-9/11 to nearly 2,400. Meanwhile, field investigative resources used for criminal investigative matters have decreased 29 percent, from nearly 6,200 to 4,400 over the same period. Previously, the Committee urged the FBI to develop a long-range budget strategy for its transformation to aid the Committee in understanding the end-state capabilities and multi-year resources requirements of the FBI. The committee is aware that such a multi-year plan has been prepared and directs the FBI to provide to the Committee, not later than July 31, 2007, a briefing on the end-state capabilities identified. Criminal Justice Information Services Division.—The Committee recommendation provides $626,398,000 including fee collections for the Criminal Justice Information Services Division [CJIS], including $355,398,000 in appropriated funds and $271,000,000 in user fees. As in previous years, under no circumstances is the FBI to di- vert funding collected through the CJIS user fee for any purpose other than CJIS, its refreshment plan, or a subsequent modernization plan for the current facility. This amount includes $40,000,000 in excess CJIS user fee collections to fully fund enhancements for Interoperability, Next Generation Identification, and Regional Data Exchange enhancements in fiscal year 2008. This funding will greatly improve the quality and timeliness of information provided to our Federal, State, and local law enforcement and authorized non-criminal justice agencies to reduce terrorist and criminal activities. Criminal Investigations.—FBI Uniform Crime Report data for 2006 indicates violent crime increased for the second consecutive year in many communities across the Nation. Murders, robberies, aggravated assaults, and forcible rapes increased 1.3 percent in 2006 and 2.3 percent in 2005. Among the reasons cited for the re- surgence of violent crime are the spread of gangs and gang violence. Gang violence presents a critical challenge to communities that cannot be ignored: 30,000 youth gangs with 800,000 members impacting 2,500 communities across the United States. After enjoy- ing more than a decade of steadily decreasing crime, the current upswing merits the attention and concern of all law enforcement. This upswing in crime comes at a time when local and State law enforcement agencies are challenged by increased homeland security demands. 66 In recent years there has been a marked decrease in the resources devoted by the FBI to criminal investigations. Between 2001 and 2007, the FBI’s traditional resources for conducting criminal investigations decreased approximately 30 percent. While most violent crime is a local crime problem, State and local authorities depend upon the FBI for investigative, forensic, and technical assistance and leadership. The FBI’s task force approach to combating street crime and gang violence one of the successful strategies that contributed to the previous decrease in violent crimes. Ac- cordingly, the Committee recommendation includes $26,130,000 for 167 positions including 100 new agents to combat violent crime. Also, the Committee recommendation provides $5,000,000 to the FBI to use to establish additional joint task forces to target violent crimes and gang violence. The Committee further notes that terrorists and terrorist sympathizers have engaged in low-level criminal activities to support activities and raise funds for overseas groups. Strengthening the FBI’s presence in local communities to combat violent crime will increase ‘‘street-level’’ knowledge and intelligence that supports the Bureau’s counterterrorism mission. Innocent Images National Initiative [IINI].—The Committee recommendation provides $9,299,000 for the Innocent Images Na- tional Initiative [IINI]. This is an increase of $8,132,000 over the budget request to substantially expand the number of agents investigating Internet-related crimes against children by 31 agents and 31 support positions. The Committee has provided this increase to address the critical requirements for Federal law enforcement in attacking the problem of child sexual exploitation and child victim- ization. Intellectual Property Crime Enforcement.—The Committee recommendation provides an additional $13,111,000 for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of domestic and international intellectual property crimes against the United States; including the creation of an operational unit at FBI headquarters of no less than five full-time, permanent agents, dedicated solely to working with the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Prop- erty Section on complex, multi-district and international criminal intellectual property cases. This funding includes an increase of 2 agents assigned to each of the Department of Justice’s 25 Com- puter Hacking and Intellectual Property [CHIP] Units, each of whom, shall be dedicated solely to criminal intellectual property cases. The agents appropriated for this section shall investigate and support the criminal prosecution of the Federal intellectual property laws, including title 17, United States Code, sections 506, and 1204; title 18 United States Code, section 1831, 1832, 2318, 2319, 2319A, 2319B, and 2320. The FBI shall make similar agent increases as additional CHIP Units are created. The Committee directs the FBI to clearly articulate how its role complements and is coordinated with the missions of other Federal agencies rather than to compete with them in its fiscal year 2009 budget justification. 67

CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $51,392,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 81,352,000 Committee recommendation ...... 206,400,000 The Committee recommendation provides $206,400,000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] construction. The recommendation is $155,008,000 above the fiscal year 2007 funding level and $125,048,000 above the budget request. Of this amount, $63,700,000 shall be for sensitive compartmental information facilities [SCIFs] and $52,700,000 shall be for the Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center.

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,956,967,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 16,166,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 2,041,818,000 Committee recommendation ...... 2,093,396,000 The Committee recommendation provides $2,093,396,000. The recommendation is $136,429,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations and $51,578,000 above the fiscal year 2008 budget request. The recommendation provides $239,249,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration’s [DEA] Drug Diversion Control Fee Account. For the second year in a row, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports show an increase in violent crime in America. Many in law enforcement attribute a significant portion of this increase to the wide- spread use of methamphetamine. As other law enforcement agencies increasingly focus their attention on the dangers of domestic and international terrorist threats, DEA stands as the only Federal agency dedicated solely to drug law enforcement. Accordingly, an additional $31,000,000 is provided to the DEA above the Presi- dent’s request to enable DEA to lift the hiring freeze on agent and support personnel that has been in place since August 2006. This funding will allow DEA to fill 200 Special Agents positions as well as related support positions that would otherwise remain vacant. Furthermore, the Committee believes the Administration’s proposal to eliminate the Mobile Enforcement Teams [MET] program and reduce further the number of DEA agents and support staff to be ill advised, and has therefore restored the $20,578,000 the administration proposed for elimination. This will enable DEA to retain an additional 80 Special Agents that otherwise would be eliminated, allowing DEA to continue assisting State and local law enforcement in their fight against methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs. The Committee instructs the DEA to consult and work with Alas- kan State and local law enforcement agencies to find ways to tackle the State’s methamphetamine problem. The Alaska problem is unique because of the State’s size and remote areas that are opti- mal for methamphetamine production laboratories. DEA is directed to report back to the Committee by March 21, 2008 on the results of these consultations. 68 Drugs on Public Lands.—The Committee is very concerned that foreign drug-trafficking organizations are rapidly increasing the amount of marijuana grown on our Nation’s public lands, creating unacceptable hazards to public safety and significant natural resource damage. The Committee urges the Drug Enforcement Ad- ministration to prioritize efforts to work with Federal land management agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, and other State and local law enforcement partners to ag- gressively and permanently eradicate marijuana and other drug operations on public lands. The Committee strongly encourages DEA to increase the resources provided to investigate, apprehend and prosecute drug trafficking on public lands and to target those resources to areas with the highest concentration of trafficking activity.

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $984,097,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,013,980,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,013,980,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,013,980,000. The recommendation is $29,883,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the fiscal year 2007 budget request. The mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex- plosives [ATF] is to reduce violent crime, prevent terrorism, and protect the public. ATF reduces the criminal use of firearms and illegal firearms trafficking, and assists other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in reducing crime and violence. ATF investigates bombing and arson incidents and provides for public safety by reducing the criminal misuse of explosives, trafficking in explosives, combating acts of arson and arson-for-profit schemes, and removing safety hazards caused by improper and unsafe storage of explosive materials. ATF enforces the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act which addresses the diversion of cigarette taxes often involving multi-million dollar trafficking plots, some of which have been traced to international terrorists. Conversion of Records.—The Committee recognizes the need for ATF to complete the conversion of tens of thousands of existing Federal firearms dealer out-of-business records from film to digital images at the ATF National Tracing Center [NTC]. Once the out- of-business records are fully converted, search time for these records will be reduced significantly. The Committee urges the ATF to continue the conversion and integration of these records.

CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... $35,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for construction of the National Center for Explosives Training and Re- search [NCETR]. 69

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM The Committee recommendation provides a total of $5,647,917,000 for the Federal Prison System, or Bureau of Prisons [BOP]. The recommendation is $217,737,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level excluding supplemental appropriations, and $284,997,000 above the budget request. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $4,995,433,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 17,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 5,151,440,000 Committee recommendation ...... 5,151,440,000 The Committee recommendation provides $5,151,440,000. The recommendation is $156,007,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level excluding supplemental appropriations and equal to the budget request. The Committee commends the BOP on its work to address and prevent sexual misconduct. With funds provided in earlier appropriations acts, the National Institute of Corrections has made useful progress in providing training and technical support to correctional systems throughout the country to eliminate staff sexual misconduct with inmates, training in investigating cases, and training the ‘‘trainers’’ in order that employees at every level will be more aware of, and better prepared to deal with, these cases. The Committee directs the BOP to continue these efforts and to report to the Committee by March 31, 2008, on progress made in this area. The recommendation shall be expended in the following manner: SALARIES AND EXPENSES [In thousands of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Inmate Care and Programs ...... 1,810,881 Institution Security and Administration ...... 2,329,758 Contract Confinement ...... 825,442 Management and Administration ...... 185,359

Total ...... 5,151,440 Inmate Care and Programs.—This activity covers the costs of all food, medical supplies, clothing, welfare services, release clothing, transportation, gratuities, staff salaries (including salaries of Health Resources and Services Administration commissioned officers), and operational costs of functions directly related to providing inmate care. This decision unit also finances the costs of education and vocational training, drug treatment, religious programs, psychological services, and other inmate programs such as Life Connections. This activity also covers costs associated with regional and central office executive direction and management support functions related to providing inmate care such as medical and drug treatment program. Institution Security and Administration.—This activity covers costs associated with the maintenance of facilities and institution 70 security. This activity finances institution maintenance, motor pool operations, powerhouse operations, institution security and other administrative functions. Finally, this activity covers costs associated with regional and central office executive direction and management support functions such as research and evaluation, systems support, financial management, budget functions, safety, and legal counsel. Contract Confinement.—This activity provides for the confinement of sentenced Federal offenders in Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and contract, State and local facilities, and for the care of Federal prisoners in contract community residential centers and assistance by the National Institute of Correc- tions to State and local corrections. This activity also covers costs associated with management and oversight of contract confinement functions. Activations and Expansions.—The Committee expects BOP to ad- here to the activation schedule included in BOP’s budget submission. BOP shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations of any deviations to this schedule. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Coordina- tion.—The Committee directs BOP to examine the public information that it maintains regarding inmates that currently reside within the Federal correctional system and make it available, when appropriate, to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chil- dren [NCMEC]. The Committee directs BOP, with the National In- stitute of Corrections, to educate State prison institutions of its efforts to assist NCMEC through its membership in the Association of State Correctional Administrators and provide an opportunity for NCMEC to meet with the association for potential outreach to the State prisons for inmate sharing purposes. The Committee recognizes the importance of ensuring that the Administrative Maximum United States Penitentiary [ADX], also known as ‘‘Supermax,’’ has adequate funding to retain staff levels necessary to provide strict oversight of prisoner activities and communications; and to ensure the safety of prison staff. Further, the facility has a pressing need to upgrade its security infrastructure. The Committee urges the Federal Bureau of Prisons to allocate funding necessary to address these safety requirements. The Committee is concerned that the Bureau of Prisons may be limited in its ability to provide programs that assist prisoners who are primary caretakers of young children, particularly programs that would heighten levels of personal responsibility and other skills to prepare them for re-entry as primary caretakers. The Committee requests that the Bureau provide a report no later than October 1, 2007, that addresses this issue, including any necessary legislative remedies. BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $432,425,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 210,003,000 Committee recommendation ...... 495,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $495,000,000 for the construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners. The recommendation 71 is $62,575,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, and $284,997,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendation provides for $69,000,000 the full budget request for modernization and repairs. The Committee recommendation includes $400,000,000 for new construction to enable the Bureau of Prisons to reduce the backlog of new construction projects. This funding will help decrease crowding throughout the Federal prison system. Also, the Committee supports the provision of additional bedspace capacity for female inmates at new facilities. This capacity will significantly reduce crowding in this population, thereby enhancing safety and security. Bill language is included clarifying that BOP may not transfer ‘‘Building and Facilities’’ appropriations to cover ‘‘Salaries and Ex- penses’’ costs. FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES) Appropriations, 2007 ...... $3,322,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 2,477,000 Committee recommendation ...... 2,477,000 The Committee recommendation provides a limitation on the administrative expenses of $2,477,000 for the Federal Prison Indus- tries, Inc. The recommendation is $845,000 below the 2007 fiscal year funding level and equal to the budget request.

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Appropriations, 2007 ...... $382,571,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 370,005,000 Committee recommendation ...... 390,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $390,000,000. The recommendation is $19,995,000 above the budget request. The Committee rejects the administration’s proposal to create a consolidated, competitive grant program for the programs authorized in the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA], because, if approved, these proven and successful programs would cease to operate in the way that Congress intended. For over 10 years, VAWA programs have supported community efforts around the Nation to effectively respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. In the 109th session, Congress unanimously passed a VAWA reauthorization that continues successful programs and creates targeted new programs to address gaps in prevention services, housing, healthcare, criminal justice, and employment issues, and meet the needs of youth, native women, communities of color, and victims of sexual violence. These programs are designed to meet specific needs and create collaborations between distinct groups that can leverage their expertise and resources to address different aspects of domestic and sexual violence. The proposed competitive grant ignores the congressional intent behind these programs and would lead to less effective and potentially dangerous programming and disadvantage certain applicants, such as those from rural areas. Congress is firmly committed to ensuring that grantees have the necessary knowledge and history of pro- 72 viding effective services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in order to ensure that VAWA funding is used wisely and well. Because of this, VAWA programs have many specific requirements and protections to ensure that work with law enforcement, child protective services, healthcare, and other systems is being done effectively and the confidentiality and safety of victims is maintained. The Committee believes that it is important to fund individual VAWA programs as authorized in order to meet distinct needs in the field and strengthen the continuum of intervention and prevention responses to victims, families, and communities. The Office on Violence Against Women [OVW] is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. Created in 1995, OVW implements the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA] and subsequent legislation, and provides national leadership against domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Since its inception, the office has launched a multifaceted approach to responding to these crimes. By forging State, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, the judiciary, victim advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, and others. OVW grants help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives and enable communities to hold offenders accountable. In 2005, OVW was established as an administrative office separate from the Of- fice of Justice Programs. The table below displays the Committee recommendations for the programs under this office. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS [In thousands of dollars]

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STOP Grants (Grants to Combat Violence Against Women) ...... 186,500 (National Institute of Justice—R&D) ...... [2,000] (Transitional Housing Assistance) ...... [17,000] Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies ...... 55,000 Rural Domestic Violence Assistance Grants ...... 39,500 Violence on College Campuses ...... 10,000 Civil Legal Assistance Program ...... 46,000 Elder Abuse Grant Program ...... 4,500 Safe Haven Project ...... 14,500 Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims ...... 7,100 Closed Circuit Television Grants ...... 1,500 Training Programs to Assist Probation and Parole Officers ...... 5,500 Stalker Databases ...... 3,900 Sexual Assault Services ...... 10,000 Services for Youth Victims [STARY] ...... 2,000 Services for Children Exposed to Violence ...... 2,000 Research on Violence Against Indian Women ...... 1,000 Tracking of Violence Against Indian Women ...... 1,000

Total ...... 390,000 Native American/Native Alaskan Liaison Office.—The Com- mittee understands that Native American and Native Alaskan women experience a higher rate of violence compared to any other group in the United States. Alaska’s forcible rape rate is 2.5 times larger than the national average. Alaska holds the highest rate in the United States of men murdering women. In fiscal year 2005, 73 over 6,000 incidents of domestic violence were recorded. In fiscal year 2005, a liaison office was created to address abuse and violence towards women in Alaska. The Committee includes $4,000,000 for the Native American/Native Alaskan Liaison Office for their work in Alaska. The Committee has provided $4,000,000 to the State of Alaska for the purposes of combating sexual assault and domestic violence. These funds may also be distributed to nonprofit entities that provide services such as: a crisis hotline, services to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in rural areas, and medical assistance to victims. Within the funds appropriated, $186,500,000 is for general formula grants to the States. The fiscal year 2008 recommendation will allow jurisdictions to implement mandatory pro-arrest and prosecution policies to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women, support coordination of State victim services, assist Native victims in Indian country, and provide secure settings and specialized procedures for visitation and exchange of children in families experiencing domestic violence. The recommendation supports increasing access to comprehensive legal services for victims, providing short term housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims and education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabil- ities. Sexual Assault Services Act [SASA].—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 to begin a Federal program that directly funds the needs of sexual assault victims. As part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Congress created a new program, the Sexual Assault Services Program [SASP] to address gaps in services to sexual assault victims and their families. While Congress has worked to ensure that crime controls are in place to address sexual offenders, Congress now wants to ensure that there is a dedicated stream of funding to provide a broad range of services to male, female and child sexual assault victims and their families through the well-established and well-regarded system of community-based rape crisis centers throughout the United States. These agencies’ ability to serve the needs of victims has been ham- pered by a significant lack of resources. The Sexual Assault Serv- ices Program addresses this lack of resources and meets the distinct need to strengthen the continuum of intervention responses to sexual assault victims, their families and the community. The Committee notes that the Attorney General has delegated authority to implement the Sexual Assault Services Program to the Office of Justice Programs. The Committee supports this and looks forward to working with the Assistant Attorney General at the Of- fice of Justice Programs to serve the needs of victims of sexual assault and the full implementation of this program. Congress is firmly committed to ensuring that these rape crisis centers have access to technical assistance, training and support. SASP will provide such assistance through sexual assault coalitions located in every state, territory and within a number of tribes. In addition, in recognition of the needs of victims in communities of color, Congress established through the Sexual Assault Services Program, specific funds so that Communities of Color-led agencies with the necessary sexual assault expertise can provide these serv- 74 ices directly. Congress also ensured a set-aside for Indian tribes to enhance their response to victims of sexual assault and increase accountability to perpetrators within tribal communities. Home Visitation Programs.—The Committee encourages the De- partment of Justice to work with established home visitation programs serving families with young children in developing and exe- cuting home visitation programs to reduce family violence. The in- cidence of child abuse and maltreatment is significantly reduced when families receive critical parent education, family support and intervention services through proven home visitation programs. Furthermore, the Committee encourages the Department of Justice to fund programs providing research-based, high-quality services to families, regardless of the age of the parent, the number of children in the family being served or the mother’s number of pregnancies. Addressing Violence Against Native Women.—Recent research has called attention to the dire needs of Indian tribes to address violence against Native women. The lack of a tribal order or protection and sex offender registry prevents Indian tribes from accessing and sharing this life-saving information. While American Indian women are victimized at more than double the rate of any other population of women in the United States, not a single comprehensive study of rates of violence has been conducted. The Committee recognizes this and includes funding for two programs to conduct research to help document the extent and nature of violence against Native women and to establish a tribal registry to enhance enforcement of tribal protection orders and monitoring of sex offenders. Services for Children and Youth.—As many as 10 million children a year witness violence in the home, and according to the De- partment of Justice girls and young women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence. Recognizing the need to intervene early in this cycle of abuse and prevent future violence, the Committee is funding two new programs that support services for young people exposed to violence in the home and teens experiencing violence in their own relationships.

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $2,478,538,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 50,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 1,104,677,000 Committee recommendation ...... 2,655,100,000 The Committee recommendation provides $2,655,100,000 for the Office of Justice Programs [OJP]. The recommendation is $126,562,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, and $1,550,423,000 above the budget request. As in fiscal year 2007, the Office on Violence Against Women is funded under a separate heading under this title. The Committee continues to be extremely concerned with the proposed merger of the Byrne Grant program and Local Law En- forcement Block Grant program resulting in a significantly reduced funding level. The Committee recommendation does not adopt this consolidation and retains the account structure used in previous fiscal years. 75

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Appropriations, 2007 ...... $238,340,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 167,269,000 Committee recommendation ...... 240,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $240,000,000. The recommendation is $1,660,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $72,731,000 above the budget request. The Justice Assistance program provides support to State and local law enforcement. Funding in this account provides for assistance in the form of research, evaluation, statistics, regional information sharing, programs to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and victim notification assistance. In addition, funding is included for the management and administration of all grants provided through OJP. The Committee again rejects the Department’s proposed merger of all OJP programs under this heading and instead has maintained the account structure contained in last year’s enacted legislation. The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: JUSTICE ASSISTANCE [In thousands of dollars]

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National Institute of Justice ...... 60,000 National Law Enforcement and Corrections Tech Centers [LETC’s] ...... [25,000 ] Social Science Research & Evaluation ...... [5,000 ] Office of Science and Technology [OST] ...... [25,000] Counterterrorism Research and Development ...... [5,000 ] Bureau of Justice Statistics ...... 10,000 State Automated Victim Notification System ...... 25,000 Support Services for Victims ...... 10,000 Regional Information Sharing System [RISS] ...... 60,000 Pegasus Nationwide ...... [12,000] Missing and Exploited Children ...... 65,000 DNA/Forensics ...... 10,000

Total ...... 240,000 National Institute of Justice [NIJ].—The Committee recommendation provides $60,000,000 for the NIJ. NIJ’s mission is to advance scientific research, development, and evaluation to advance the administration of justice and public safety. The Com- mittee directs that prior to the obligation of any funds, NIJ submit a spend plan on how resources will be allocated. DNA and Forensics Initiative.—The Committee recommends $10,000,000 to assist with forensics and DNA. Within the amounts provided, OJP shall transfer $5,000,000 to support the continuation of the development of standards and standard reference materials at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST[ Of- fice of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES], to maintain quality and proficiency within Federal, State, and local crime laboratory facilities. National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Cen- ters.—The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers [NLECTC] have served a vital role for State and local law 76 enforcement and corrections communities by responding to the needs of the justice community through transferring, introducing, and implementing technologies; assisting in the development and dissemination of guidelines and technological standards; and providing technology assistance, information, and support for law enforcement, corrections, and criminal justice purposes. The Com- mittee continues to strongly support the NLECTC system run by the NIJ and therefore recommends $21,000,000 to continue its efforts. Of the amount provided, the Committee directs that funds be distributed equally to the centers. Office of Science and Technology [OS&T].—The Committee continues to support the efforts of the leadership of the NIJ’s OS&T and the continuing partnership that OS&T has developed with the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST]. To implement the mission of OS&T, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 for OS&T. Victim Notification.—The Committee recommendation provides $25,000,000 for the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] to continue the State Automated Victim Notification grant program to allow States to join the National Victim Notification Network. No funding may be utilized from within the Victims Assistance Program for this initiative and funds provided under this heading shall require a 50 percent match from State, local, and private sources. Suppport Services for Victims.—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 of which, $2,000,000 is for support costs for Office of Victims of Crime management and administration expenses. Regional Information Sharing System.—The Committee recommendation provides $60,000,000 for the Regional Information Sharing System [RISS]. The Committee supports RISS and its role in implementing the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan. The RISS program maintains six regionally based information networks that provide for the automated exchange of crime and terrorism information between Federal, State, and local agencies. Of the funds provided, $12,000,000 is to support Pegasus with first emphasis on rural and non-urban law enforcement to enhance information technology capacity of critical hometown support and security forces. Missing Children Program.—The issue of child abduction and exploitation today, is part of the national conscience due to the numerous child pornography and missing children cases. OJP works with law enforcement agencies to target, dismantle, and prosecute predatory child molesters and those who traffic in child pornography. The Committee continues to strongly support the Missing and Exploited Children Program run by the BJA. The Committee recommends $65,000,000 to continue to expand efforts to protect the Nation’s children, focusing on the areas of locating missing children, and addressing the growing wave of child sexual exploitation facilitated by the internet. The funding recommendations for the Missing and Exploited Children Program are displayed in the following table: 77

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN [In thousands of dollars]

Committee Program recommendation

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ...... 30,000 Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Trng Center ...... 5,000 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force ...... 15,000 Missing and Exploited Children Office ...... 3,000 AMBER Alert ...... 9,000 Management and Administration ...... 3,000

Totals ...... 65,000 Management and Administration.—The Committee recommendation provides that up to $35,000,000 of balances made available as a result of prior year de-obligations may be obligated for program management and administration, any balances made available as a result of prior year de-obligations in excess of $35,000,000 shall only be obligated in accordance with section 505 of this act. In addition, consistent with prior practice, reimbursable funding for management and administration costs will be made available from programs administered by OJP from the ‘‘Community Oriented Po- licing Services’’ account. Remaining management and administration funding will be made available from the ‘‘Juvenile Justice Pro- grams’’ and the ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ accounts, and that these funds will be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account. The Committee directs that any action taken by OJP relating to Circular A–76 shall be subject to the requirements of section 505 of this act. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE Appropriations, 2007 ...... $1,236,804,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 50,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 550,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 1,400,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $1,400,000,000. The recommendation is $163,196,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $850,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE [In thousands of dollars]

Committee Program recommendation

Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants ...... 660,000 Boys and Girls Club ...... [60,000] State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training ...... [5,000 ] SCAAP ...... 400,000 Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative ...... [30,000] Byrne Discretionary Grants ...... 190,000 Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs ...... 5,000 Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert ...... 1,000 Victims of Trafficking ...... 15,000 State Prison Drug Treatment ...... 10,000 Drug Courts ...... 25,000 78

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE—Continued [In thousands of dollars]

Committee Program recommendation

Court Appointed Special Advocates [CASA] ...... 15,000 Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel ...... 4,000 Prison Rape Prevention ...... 5,000 National Crime Victim Law Institute ...... 5,000 Indian Tribe Assistance ...... 28,000 National Sex Offender Registry ...... 2,000 Mentally Ill Offender Act Programs ...... 10,000 Capital Litigation ...... 25,000

Total ...... 1,400,000 Boys and Girls Club of America.—Atlanta, Georgia, to provide funding to start up individual boys and girls clubs around the country. Sponsors: Cardin, Cantwell, Bayh, Hagel, Kerry, Leahy, Tester, Hatch, Kohl, Durbin, Domenici Sessions, Obama, Smith, Johnson, Bingaman. National Crime Victims Law Institute.—Portland, Oregon, for law clinics around the country to assist victims of crime. Sponsor: Mikulski, Kyl and Cardin. Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions for 2008.—Of the funds provided, $25,000,000 is made available for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement entities for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2008 Presi- dential Candidate Nominating Conventions, to remain available until September 30, 2009, of which Office of Justice Programs shall make grants in the amount of $12,500,000 to the city of St. Paul, Minnesota; and $12,500,000 to the city of Denver, Colorado. Capital Litigation.—The Committee recommendation provides $25,000,000 for Capital Litigation Improvement Grants, as authorized in the Justice For All Act. The Committee directs that any grants provided for the Capital Litigation Improvements, shall be provided pursuant to section 426 of the Justice For All Act, Public Law 108–405. National Crime Victims Law Institute.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 to the National Crime Victim Law Institute for its administration and operation and for its clinic organizations that provide legal counsel and support services for victims in criminal cases for the enforcement of crime victims’ rights and other services. SEARCH National Technical Assistance and Training Pro- gram.—The Committee recommendation provides $500,000 for the SEARCH program. SEARCH is one program available to assist states, such as West Virginia in the development and use of information through criminal justice information systems to accelerate the automation of their fingerprints identification processes. These funds will assist states to accelerate the automation of their fingerprint identification processes so that State and local law enforcement agencies will be able to take full advantage of the FBI’s Inte- grated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Forensic Science Research and Policy.—The Committee has recently become aware of the American Judicature Societies [AJS] 79 work on a forensics committee and its desire to form a commission. The Committee believes that this can be complementary to the Committee the Congress funded, which is underway, at the Na- tional Academies of Science [NAS] and that the membership of the AJS has an immense amount of experience and knowledge that can contribute greatly to this issue but is concerned about duplicity of subjects. Therefore, the Committee directs the AJS and NAS to provide to the Committee no later than September 30, 2008 a proposed statement of work for the AJS to complement the NAS with a focus on the legal issues in forensics such as education of judges and lawyers, not just on the capabilities and methodologies of forensic techniques, but on the scientific method, the scope of expertise, and the meaning (probative value) of conclusions and opinions; equal access to experts by indigent defendants; impact of laboratory backlogs on speedy trial issues; Criminal Science Investigation [CSI] affect and its relationship to voir dire, the presentation of evidence, openings and closings, and jury instructions; ethical guidelines for the use of forensic evidence and experts by prosecutors and defense; additional factors to be considered by courts for the gatekeeper evaluation of expert testimony in disciplines that do not lend themselves to the common Daubert factors annunciated by the Court; and proactive measures by which prosecutors, police and labs can look at cases for incidences of actual innocence. Edward Byrne Discretionary Grants.—The Committee recommendation provides $190,000,000 for discretionary grants to help to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with an emphasis on drugs, violent crime, and serious offenders. Within the amounts appropriated for discretionary grants OJP shall fund the following projects:

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A Child is Missing—A Child Project Idaho, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law $100,000 Craig enforcement in finding missing children. A CHILD is Missing GA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law enforcement in find- 100,000 Chambliss, Isakson ing missing children. A Child is Missing, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for A Child Is Missing—South Da- 100,000 Johnson, Thune kota Initiative. A Child Is Missing, Montgomery, AL, for maintaining and upgrading technol- 200,000 Shelby ogy. A Child is Missing, UT, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law enforcement in finding 175,000 Hatch, Bennett missing children for program in Utah. Administrative Office of the Courts, Atlanta, GA, to assist drug court efforts ...... 200,000 Chambliss Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education, Birmingham, AL, for law-related 200,000 Shelby education. Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC), Montgomery, AL, for a 1,250,000 Shelby criminal data system. Alabama Department of Corrections, Montgomery, AL, for computer based cor- 1,250,000 Shelby rections training. Alabama District Attorneys Association, Montgomery, AL, for the state’s drug 4,000,000 Shelby problem and gang activity. Alabama District Attorneys Association, Montgomery, AL, for computer forensics 1,000,000 Shelby labs. Alaska Native Justice Center, Anchorage, AK, for programs to support Native in- 1,300,000 Stevens volved in legal issues. Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, to fund a judicial threat analysis center at 2,000,000 Cochran Alcorn State University. American Judicature Society (AJS), Des Moines, IA, For a study to work with the 100,000 Cardin, Leahy, Specter current National Academy of Sciences study to progress forensic sciences. 80

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Area Resources for Community and Human Services, St. Louis, MO, for gang 100,000 Bond prevention and intervention. Bergen Community College, Paramas, NJ, to strengthen the policy, research, and 200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez training institute. Carson and Rural Elderly (CARE), Carson City, NV, for legal assistance to rural 50,000 Reid seniors. Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, for equipping a criminal justice training 500,000 Thomas center. Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Eagle Butte, SD, for technology upgrades to 200,000 Johnson 9–1–1 system. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law en- 500,000 Johnson forcement, court, and detention equipment and operations. Chippew Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Hill County, MT, for up- 500,000 Baucus, Tester grades to infrastructure, equipment and rehabilitation of detention center. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, for an after-school program for at-risk 250,000 Boxer youth. City of Baltimore, Baltimore MD, to sustain and institutionalize the Felony Drug 500,000 Cardin Initiative pilot project. City of Baton Rouge/Parish of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA, for a communica- 150,000 Landrieu, Vitter tion technology pilot program. City of Bessemer, Bessemer, AL, for emergency operations and communica- 350,000 Shelby tions. City of Dallas, Dallas, TX, for re-entry programs ...... 500,000 Cornyn City of Denver, Denver, CO, for a gang task force ...... 300,000 Allard, Salazar City of Detroit, Detroit, MI, for a program for parolees, technical parole viola- 250,000 Levin, Stabenow tors, and ex-offenders. City of Fort Wayne, City of Fort Wayne, IN, for a public safety training ...... 150,000 Bayh City of Indianapolis, City of Indianapolis, IN, for a female prisoner reentry pro- 250,000 Bayh gram. City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, for a training program for law enforcement 200,000 Levin, Stabenow personnel. City of Madison, Madison, AL, to fund a domestic assault unit to handle do- 250,000 Shelby mestic violence. City of Missoula, Missoula County, MT, for equipment and upgrades for Internet 650,000 Baucus, Tester Crimes Against Children. City of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, for courthouses and detention facility 750,000 Shelby communications. City of Newark Police Department, Newark, DE, for drug prevention units ...... 50,000 Biden, Carper City of Newark, Newark, NJ, for a returning offender initiative ...... 500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez City of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for a gun violence interdiction initiative ...... 250,000 Boxer City of St. Paul, St. Paul, MN, to replace the warning sirens and the associated 250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar communications and control system. Creighton University, Omaha, NE, for personnel training, equipment, and tech- 200,000 Ben Nelson nological upgrades for the Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic. Criminal Justice Institute, Little Rock, AR, for a law enforcement education and 750,000 Lincoln, Pryor training program. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, South 500,000 Johnson Dakota, for law enforcement, court, and detention equipment and operations. Davidson County Mental Health Court, Nashville, TN, to provide safe and afford- 250,000 Alexander able transitional housing for individuals who suffer from mental illness. Delaware Office of Highway Safety, Dover, DE, to purchase equipment and im- 250,000 Biden, Carper plement sobriety check points. Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS, for inmate education ...... 300,000 Brownback East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for law enforcement training 250,000 Casey in cyber crime technologies and forensics. Essex County , Essex, NJ, for a juvenile re-entry program ...... 400,000 Lautenberg, Menendez Ford County Sheriff’s Office, Ford County, KS, for addressing and preventing ter- 350,000 Roberts ror risks in rural areas. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Gallatin County, MT, to purchase of a mobile 300,000 Baucus, Tester communication equipment, and upgrade command vehicle. Generations, Inc., Camden, NJ, for a domestic violence program ...... 150,000 Lautenberg, Menendez Girls, Incorporated, New York, NY, After school program for girls ages 6–16 to 500,000 Bayh, Clinton, Lincoln, provide a safe space, and a professional staff to girls and focus on prob- Pryor, Bill Nelson, lems specific to at-risk girls. Schumer, Hutchison 81

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Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Baltimore, MD, to provide ex-offenders 250,000 Mikulski with services, including drug treatment, housing, and job placement. Grambling State University, Grambling, LA, for forensics lab equipment ...... 100,000 Landrieu Grant Sawyer Center Justice Education Program, Reno, NV, for operating support 200,000 Reid and scholarships for judges in the Judicial Studies degree program. H.O.P.E. Center of Shade Tree Domestic Abuse Center, Las Vegas, NV, for serv- 400,000 Reid ices including life skills training for victims of domestic abuse. Hennepin County, Minneapolis, to create an electronic charging process to allow 200,000 Coleman, Klobuchar for electronic signature of court charging documents. Henry Lee Institute for Forensic Science, West Haven, CT, for equipment and 250,000 Lieberman other costs for the National Forensic Crisis Management and Investigation Center. INFOLINK—National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC, to assist vic- 500,000 Shelby, Boxer tims of crime through a help line and public awareness campaign to educate people on how to avoid being a victim of crime. Iowa Department of Public Health, Polk County, IA, for an in-jail treatment pro- 600,000 Harkin gram. Iowa Legal Aid, Des Moines, IA, to provide legal assistance at community health 150,000 Harkin centers. i-Safe, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, Education to teach youths to use the internet safely 500,000 Baucus, Coleman, and responsibly. Conrad, Crapo, Leahy, Murkowski, Whitehouse John Jay College, New York, NY, for the Regenhard Center for Emergency Re- 200,000 Shumer, Clinton sponse Studies. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, for the Johns Hopkins Prisoner Career 200,000 Mikulski Re-Entry Program to provide job training and placement. Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation, Lafayette Parish, LA, to increase the level of 100,000 Landrieu services through the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation. Laguna Pueblo Integrated Justice Center, Mescalero, NM, for law enforcement, 300,000 Bingaman courts, detention equipment and operations. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Las Vegas, NV, to upgrade command vehicale to 500,000 Reid coordinate law enforcement activities. Latin American Youth Center, Langley Park, MD, for juvenile delinquency preven- 750,000 Mikulski tion programs through intervention, prevention and prosecution. Living Classrooms, Baltimore, MD, for a prisoner re-entry program ...... 225,000 Mikulski Local Initiative Support Corporation, Jackson, MS, provide community law en- 1,000,000 Cochran forcement training. Luna County Sheriff’s Department, Deming, NM, to purchase equipment and to 250,000 Bingaman train law enforcement agencies along the New Mexico-Mexico border. Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA, for training and equipment 400,000 Specter acquisition. Macon County, Macon County, IL, for gun violence prevention ...... 150,000 Durbin Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, Baltimore, MD, for a program to stop gang vio- 3,000,000 Mikulski lence. McLean County, McLean County, IL, for a drug court ...... 450,000 Durbin, Obama Metropolitan Crime Commission, New Orleans, LA, to eliminate public corruption 600,000 Vitter and to reduce white-collar crime. Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Jackson County, MO, for 250,000 Bond intervention and advocacy services for victims of sexual violence. Milton Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, Implement crime/drug preven- 3,000,000 Mikulski, Shelby, Kohl, tion, ex-offender reintegration, and job training for high school dropouts. Lautenberg, Menen- dez Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Milwaukee, WI, to maintain staff 450,000 Kohl and services in domestic violence unit. Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, MN, to continue safe summer sites ...... 250,000 Kohl Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, provide technical assistance to law 2,000,000 Cochran enforcement regarding electronic and computer crime. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, for knowledge based data integra- 1,250,000 Cochran tion. Mobile County Commission, Mobile, AL, for interoperable communications sys- 750,000 Shelby tems. Monroe County Department of Public Safety, Monroe County, NY, for the Finger- 500,000 Schumer, Clinton print and Trace module. 82

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Montana State University at Billings, Yellowstone County, MT, for an academic 300,000 Tester development program targeted at inmates at the Montana Women’s Prison in Billings. Montana Supreme Court, Lewis and Clark County, MT, to enhance and sustain 350,000 Baucus, Tester Montana’s adult, family and juvenile drug courts. National Association of Police Athletics/Activities Leagues, Inc. (PAL), Jupiter, 500,000 Durbin, Reid, Reed, FL, for law enforcement officials to participate in after school programs to Wyden, Ensign, Clin- prevent juvenile crime and violence using recreational activities and men- ton, Hatch, Durbin, toring. Lautenberg, Smith National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, VA, to provide 100,000 Landrieu equipment and training to reunite displaced children and adults. National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC, National hotline that pro- 500,000 Shelby vides information and services to crime victims. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV, National orga- 1,000,000 Reid, Hatch, Bennett, nization that trains judges on how to adjudicate juvenile court cases. Leahy, Biden, Clinton National Institute of Corrections, Washington, DC, for law enforcement, court 100,000 Reid and detention equipment and operations in Nevada. National Judicial College, Reno, NV, to provide training to judges ...... 1,000,000 Reid, Ensign National Law Related Education, Washington, DC, Teach citizens about their 500,000 Leahy, Durbin, Menen- legal rights. dez Nation’s Missing Children Organization and National Center for Missing Adults, 100,000 Enzi Wyoming, for technology to locate missing persons. New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, to develop grip recognition on 300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez guns. New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts, Santa Fe, NM, to continue drug 300,000 Domenici, Bingaman court programs. Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, Highland Heights, KY, for in- 500,000 McConnell creasing the security of the Internet and electronic systems. Office of the District Attorney, 3nd Judicial District, Rural Domestic Violence I 150,000 Bingaman Initiative, Las Cruces, NM, for outreach to rural, underserved areas. Oglala Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforcement, 1,000,000 Johnson, Thune court, and detention equipment and operations. Parents Anonymous Inc., Claremont, CA, Child abuse and prevention prog- 500,000 Lautenberg, Clinton, rams. Biden, Lincoln, Pryor, Salazar, Carper, Dur- bin, Stabenow, Levin, Grassley, Menendez, Boxer, Wyden, Landrieu, Baucus, Smith Parents for Megan’s Law, Stony Brook, NY, for the National Megan’s Law 375,000 Schumer Helpline, Crime Victims Center, Advocacy, & Counseling program. Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestice Violence, Dauphin County, PA, for a 350,000 Casey training, education, and prevention institute on domestic violence and homicide prevention. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Washington, DC, For national 500,000 Bayh, Biden, Bond, anti-sexual assault programs. Cantwell, Cardin, Clinton, Coleman, Collins, Cornyn, Crapo, Domenici, Durbin, Hatch, Hagel, Klobuchar, Kyl, Lautenberg, Levin, Shelby, Stabenow, Leahy, Lieberman, Menedez, McCaskill, Obama, Pryor, Sanders Rhode Island Family Court Mental Health Services, Providence, RI, to provide 250,000 Reed, Whitehouse rapid psychological evaluations and treatment recommendations to youth and the courts. Rosebud Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforce- 500,000 Johnson, Thune ment, court, and detention equipment and operations. Safe and Sound, Milwaukee, MN, to provide continued operational support ...... 600,000 Kohl 83

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SEARCH Group, Incorporated, Sacramento, CA, Support small to medium sized 1,000,000 Byrd, Domenici, Leahy, law enforcement agencies help integrate information criminal justice records Specter with national database and provide technical support. Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal, Shreveport, LA, for a crime prevention 100,000 Landrieu initiative. Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA, To provide sensitivity training to law 2,000,000 Shelby enforcement when investigating hate crimes and civil rights abuses. South Dakota Children’s Home Society, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for family 400,000 Johnson support services, forensic interviewing centers, and emergency shelter operations. South Florida Anti-Gang Task Force, Broward County, FL, to fight gang vio- 400,000 Bill Nelson lence. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law en- 500,000 Johnson forcement, court, and detention equipment and operations. State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for rural law enforcement ...... 1,000,000 Stevens State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, to continue alcohol interdiction, investigation and 800,000 Stevens prosecution of bootlegging crimes. State of New Mexico First Judicial District Court Mental Health Court Program, 200,000 Domenici Santa Fe, NM, to expand services. Summa Health Systems, Akron, OH, for care to domestic violence victims and 450,000 Brown assistance to law enforcement personnel. The National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC, Campaign to prevent 4,300,000 Mikulski, Kohl, Grass- crime through education and citizen watch groups. ley, Leahy, Crapo, Biden, Durbin The Self Reliance Foundation, Washington, DC, Hispanic education program tar- 375,000 Bingaman, Feinstein, geted for at-risk youth to prevent gang involvement. Cantwell, Craig, Crapo, Dodd, Hatch, Lautenberg, Lincoln, Menedez, Pryor, Bill Nelson, Schumer Town of Eureka, Lincoln County, MT, for upgrades law enforcement training fa- 250,000 Baucus, Tester cility. Troy University, Troy, AL, for cyber crime prevention and training ...... 750,000 Shelby Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK, for public schools campus police force ...... 100,000 Inhofe Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND, for the continued develop- 250,000 Dorgan, Conrad ment of an innovative tribal justice program. UAB, Birmingham, AL, for an anti-cyber-crime computational operation ...... 850,000 Shelby Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, KS, for crime victim 400,000 Brownback services. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for mediation and dispute resolution 500,000 Shelby services in family courts. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, for community-based gun violence 450,000 Durbin prevention and intervention. University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, to encourage and 500,000 McConnell prepare students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in law. University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, to develop methods 500,000 McConnell for detecting child abuse. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, for combined law enforcement efforts ...... 2,000,000 Alexander University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, provide legal analysis and training to 3,500,000 Cochran judges and prosecutors regarding electronic and computer crime. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Immigrant Resource Project, Las Vegas, 300,000 Reid NV, for a legal education program. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV, for the ITFFRO Center .. 650,000 Reid University of North Dakota, School of Law, Grand Forks, ND, for the recruitment 200,000 Dorgan, Conrad and retention of American Indian law students. University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC, law clinic support .... 600,000 Graham Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, to combat increased her- 1,000,000 Leahy oin, methamphetamine and other drug activity. Vermont Judiciary, Court Administrator’s Office, Montpelier, VT, to provide vic- 250,000 Sanders tims of domestic violence with access to the courts . Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, to allow the Legal Clinic Services Ex- 250,000 Leahy pansion program at the Vermont Law School to expand its work on immigration matters and increase services available to Vermonters in western part of the state. 84

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Vermont Police Academy, Pittsford, VT, to train new recruits to deal with violent 200,000 Sanders and drug related crimes. Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Montpelier, VT, for communication support for 100,000 Sanders the disabled in court proceedings. Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, for Virginia Tech expenses related to 60,000 Warner, Webb shooting on campus. Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Collingswood, NJ, for a re-entry pro- 500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez gram. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno, NV, for a pilot program to house mentally 100,000 Reid ill offenders. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno, NV, to secure improvements at the justice 1,000,000 Reid center. Whatcom County Executive’s Office, Wellingham, WA, for northern border-related 750,000 Murray prosecution. Women’s Council on African American Affairs, Little Rock, AR, for support for 100,000 Lincoln, Pryor the Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits Prevention of Black on Black Crime Initiative.

WEED AND SEED PROGRAM Appropriations, 2007 ...... $49,361,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... 50,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $50,000,000. The recommendation is $64,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $50,000,000 above the budget request. COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $541,838,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 32,308,000 Committee recommendation ...... 550,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $550,000,000. The recommendation is $1,639,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $517,692,000 above the budget request. Local law enforcement is not only essential to ensure the safety of the public, but also plays a critical role in preventing and responding to terrorist threats. Since its creation, the Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] office has assisted State and local law enforcement agencies by providing grants, training, and technical assistance that not only ensure public safety from traditional crime, but also better enables law enforcement officers to address the growing threat from terrorist organizations. The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES [In thousands of dollars]

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Training and Technical Assistance ...... 6,000 BulletProof Vests ...... 25,000 Tribal Law Enforcement ...... 35,000 Meth Hot Spots ...... 80,000 DEA/State and Local Meth Removal and Disposal ...... [20,000] Law Enforcement Technology ...... 110,000 Criminal Records Upgrades ...... 5,000 85

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DNA Backlog/Crime Lab Improvement ...... 169,000 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science ...... 40,000 National Prosecutors ...... 5,000 Offender Re-entry ...... 10,000 Child Sexual Predator Elimination ...... 55,000 Management and Administration ...... 11,000

Total ...... 550,000 Any deviations from the above plan are subject to the reprogramming requirements of section 505. National District Attorneys Association.—Columbia, South Caro- lina, to train State and local prosecutors nationwide. Sponsor: Graham. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS Training and Technical Assistance.—The Committee recommendation provides for $6,000,000 for COPS to provide Training and Technical Assistance to assist agencies with developing innovative community policing strategies through applied research and evaluation initiatives. Bullet-Proof Vests.—The Committee recommendation provides $25,000,000 for COPS testing of bullet-proof vests. Of the amount provided $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s [NIST] Office of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES] to continue supporting the ballistic and stab-resistant material compliance testing programs, as well as for other technical support related to public safety weapons and protective systems. Tribal Law Enforcement.—The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for tribal law enforcement efforts, which is the same as the budget request. The recommendation combines funds in this heading with funds previously appropriated under State and Local Law Assistance. These funds may be used for training, hiring equipment, court improvement projects, and alcohol and substance abuse reduction programs. The Committee notes the condition of certain Navajo Nation detention and court facilities and urges the Department of Justice to take action to address Navajo Nation detention and court facilities in need of repair. The Navajo Nation, with a population of 300,000, is the largest American Indian tribe, and with a reservation larger than 25,000 square miles, Navajo Nation public services are struggling to contain crime, which has risen to levels many times higher than national averages. Navajo Nation judicial services are also struggling to provide adequate court facilities to accommodate the approximate 80,000 cases that are handled by the Navajo Nation Supreme Court, eight judicial districts and peacemaker courts. Adequate detention and court facilities are needed to address these levels. The Department of Justice shall review the state of existing detention and court facilities and the need for new detention and court facilities on Navajo Nation land and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this act shall provide a report 86 to the Committees on Appropriations on its findings regarding Nav- ajo Nation detention and court facilities and a description of actions that have been or will be taken by the Department relating to such facilities. COPS Technology.—Within the amounts provided, the COPS program office shall fund the following projects:

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Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque, NM, for an information system to $250,000 Domenici, Bingaman enhance communication and facilitate sharing among law enforcement jurisdictions. Alvernia College, Reading, PA, for equipment to train police officers ...... 250,000 Casey Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, for a Forensic Recovery of Evidence Data 450,000 Lincoln, Pryor Center. Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, to provide wireless technology to inves- 250,000 Lincoln, Pryor tigators in the field. Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County, AL, for interoperable communica- 350,000 Shelby tions equipment. Baltimore City Police Department, Baltimore, MD, to upgrade forensics labora- 500,000 Mikulski tory equipment. Baltimore County Police Department, Baltimore County, MD, to upgrade 500,000 Mikulski forensics laboratory equipment. Barren County Fiscal Court, Barren County, KY, for mobile data terminals and 275,000 McConnell other communication equipment. Beaver County, Pennsylvania Emergency Services Center, Beaver County, PA, for 300,000 Specter public safety radio systems acquisition and upgrades. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Police Department, Bethlehem, PA, for interoperable 400,000 Specter in-car digital video camera systems. Camden County, Camden, NJ, for emergency communication hardware and soft- 500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez ware upgrades. Capital Wireless Information Network (CapWIN), Greenbelt, MD, for wireless 1,000,000 Mikulski database access and for public safety personnel in the National Capital region. Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)—Public Safety Technology Cen- 350,000 Kennedy, Kerry ter, Worchester County, MA, to enhance the capability of state and local law enforcement officials. Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, for high-tech crime scene 250,000 Burr investigation training. Chester County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office, Chester County, PA, for 300,000 Specter incident response management technology. Citly of Glendale, Glendale, CA, for the Interagency Communications Interoper- 100,000 Feinstein ability System (ICIS). City of Athens, Athens, AL, for mobile data units in police cars ...... 250,000 Shelby City of Auburn, Auburn, AL, for a mobile data system ...... 400,000 Shelby City of Bellvue, City of Bellvue, WA , for provide equipment upgrades ...... 400,000 Murray, Cantwell City of Billings, Yellowstone County, MT, for a new crime scene investigation 200,000 Baucus, Tester equipment upgrades. City of Bridgeport, City of Bridgeport, CT, for the purchase and installation of 250,000 Dodd six wireless surveillance cameras. City of Brockton Police Department, Plymouth County, MA, for a modernized dis- 250,000 Kennedy, Kerry patch and wireless network to meet public safety and emergency response needs. City of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, for a camera system within the City of Buffalo ...... 600,000 Schumer, Clinton City of Calera Police Department, Calera, AL, for technology upgrades ...... 200,000 Shelby City of Cincinnati Police Department, Cincinnati, OH, for retention and protec- 240,000 Brown tion of digital audio and video files. City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, for technology upgrades ...... 150,000 Voinovich City of Daphne, Daphne, AL, for wireless technology upgrades ...... 225,000 Shelby City of Dothan, Alabama, Dothan, AL, For an interoperable communications sys- 1,000,000 Shelby tem. City of East Point, East Point, GA, for law enforcement technology upgrades ...... 300,000 Chambliss City of Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ, for installation of wireless cameras ...... 400,000 Lautenberg City of Evansville, City of Evansville, IN, for communications equipment ...... 300,000 Lugar, Bayh City of Flager Beach, Flager County, FL, for emergency and law enforcement 200,000 Bill Nelson equipment. 87

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City of Flint Police Department, Flint, MI, for in-car computers for patrol vehi- 750,000 Levin, Stabenow cles. City of Fresno, Fresno, CA, for in-vehicle video camera units and mobile data 300,000 Feinstein terminals. City of Gadsden, Gadsden, AL, for cameras and laptops for police vehicles ...... 350,000 Shelby City of Great Falls, Cascade County, MT, for law enforcement equipment ...... 500,000 Baucus, Tester City of Green Bay Police Department, Green Bay, WI, to install in-car cameras .. 100,000 Kohl City of Greenville, Greenville, AL, for mobile data terminals ...... 250,000 Shelby City of Gulf Shores, Gulf Shores, AL, for law enforcement technology upgrades .. 200,000 Shelby City of Headland, Headland, AL, for mobile data terminals ...... 100,000 Shelby City of Henderson, Henderson, NV, for equipment for forensic lab ...... 460,000 Reid, Ensign City of Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, To provide interoperability to local law en- 1,000,000 Shelby forcement. City of Jackson, Jackson, MS, for law enforcement technology upgrades ...... 500,000 Cochran City of Lake County, Lake County, IL, for communications equipment pur- 400,000 Obama chases. City of Livermore, Livermore, CA, for interoperable communications between dif- 300,000 Boxer ferent agencies and disciplines. City of Luverne, Luverne, AL, for police technology upgrades ...... 150,000 Shelby City of Madison Police Department, Madison, WI, for equipment upgrades ...... 500,000 Kohl City of Melbourne, Brevard County, FL, for radio system upgrades ...... 150,000 Bill Nelson City of Modesto, Modesto, CA, for an interoperable dispatch system ...... 150,000 Feinstein City of Montrose, Montrose, CO, to improve public safety communication tech- 200,000 Allard, Salazar nology. City of Muncie, City of Muncie, IN, to acquire and integrate a radio system with 300,000 Lugar, Bayh a public communications system. City of Muncie, City of Muncie, IN, to acquire replacement software and provide 150,000 Lugar, Bayh improved functionality of the emergency response system. City of Murray, Murray, KY, for a computer aided dispatch system ...... 150,000 McConnell City of Newport, Newport, RI, for 800 MHz public safety radio spectrum inter- 400,000 Reid, Whitehouse operability. City of Norwalk, Norwalk, CT, for interoperability equipment ...... 250,000 Lieberman City of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA, for planning and installation of a fixed mo- 250,000 Warner, Webb bile WiMax Data System. City of Phenix City, Phenix City, AL, for public safety communications up- 500,000 Shelby grades. City of Phoenix (Phoenix Police Department), Phoenix, AZ, for an interoperable 100,000 Kyl communications network. City of Puyallup, Puyallup, WA, for Tacoma/Puyallup law enforcement interoper- 500,000 Murray ability. City of Reading, Pennsylvania Police Department, Reading, PA, for security en- 750,000 Specter hancements and camera acquisition. City of Reno, Reno, NV, for an interoperable network ...... 250,000 Reid City of South Bend, City of South Bend, IN, to obtain an automatic fingerprint 200,000 Lugar, Bayh identification system for latent palm prints. City of Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, FL, for an interoperable commu- 350,000 Bill Nelson nications system. City of Terra Haute, City of Terra Haute, IN, for communications equipment ...... 300,000 Lugar, Bayh City of Troy, Troy, AL, for mobile data terminals ...... 225,000 Shelby City of Whitefish, Flathead County, MT, to upgrade investigative equipment and 200,000 Baucus, Tester work stations. City of Yakima, Yakima, WA, for new technology and equipment ...... 400,000 Murray, Cantwell City of York, Pennsylvania, York, PA, for records management system acquisi- 350,000 Specter tion. City of Yuma, Yuma, AZ, for a regional communications network ...... 100,000 Kyl CLEMIS Consortium, Pontiac, MI, for equipment purchases ...... 250,000 Levin, Stabenow Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles, Lakewood, CO, for identity theft preven- 500,000 Allard tion. Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA, to purchase equipment ...... 35,000 Warner, Webb Cities of Concord, Kannapolis, NC, for Regional Radio Upgrades ...... 150,000 Dole, Burr County of Fairfax, Fairfax County, VA, for law enforcement technology up- 300,000 Warner, Webb grades. County of Wasco, Wasco, OR, Replace outdated and unreliable Emergency Re- 250,000 Smith, Wyden sponder Communication equipment. 88

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County of Westchester, Westchester County, NY, for surveillance and video 100,000 Schumer, Clinton equipment. Dakota County, Hastings, MN, for upgrades to Dakota County Criminal Justice 250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar Information. Delaware State Police, Dover, DE, for the state-wide Automated Fingerprint Iden- 1,000,000 Biden, Carper tification System (AFIS). Delaware State University, Dover, to test and evaluate a mobile crime scene 1,000,000 Biden and evidence tracking solution for U.S. law enforcement. Department of Public Safety, Polk County, IA, for investigation and prosecution 200,000 Harkin of unsolved crimes using DNA evidence. Downriver Community Conference, Southgate, MI, for equipment upgrades for 500,000 Levin, Stabenow The Downriver Mutual Aid. East Central University, Ada, OK, for forensics equipment ...... 250,000 Inhofe Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA, for the DNA Stranger Rape Pilot 350,000 Cantwell program. Erie County, Pennsylvania Department of Public Safety, Erie County, PA, for a 700,000 Specter mobile communication system. Fayetteville Police Department, Fayetteville, AK, for a simulcast communications 500,000 Lincoln, Pryor system that will meet the needs of local public safety agencies. Flathead County, Flathead County, MT, to enhance emergency communications .. 250,000 Baucus, Tester Foley Police Department, Foley, AL, for communications upgrades ...... 350,000 Shelby FoxComm, Green Bay, WI, to implement interoperable communications ...... 500,000 Kohl Henderson County Fiscal Court, Henderson County, KY, for equipment up- 750,000 McConnell grades. Hendry County, Hendry County, FL, for law enforcement communications equip- 200,000 Bill Nelson ment. Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu, HI, for improvements to the Honolulu Po- 1,000,000 Inouye lice Department’s crime lab. Idaho Department of Corrections, Boise, ID, for a web-based offender informa- 100,000 Craig tion system. Idaho State Police, Pocatello, ID, to support criminal information sharing ...... 1,000,000 Craig Iowa State University, Ames, IA, for forensics equipment ...... 200,000 Harkin, Grassley Iredell County Sheriff’s Department, Iredell County, NC, for equipping a crime 150,000 Burr, Dole lab. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for computer software and mapping ...... 1,500,000 Cochran Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Birmingham, AL, for wireless communications 750,000 Shelby upgrades. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Kenosha, WI, for in car cameras ...... 200,000 Kohl Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Lake County, IN, to augment and replace hel- 500,000 Bayh icopters used for public safety purposes. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Las Vegas, NV, for equipment upgrades ...... 100,000 Reid Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications, Mt. Clemens, MI, 750,000 Levin, Stabenow for equipment purchases. Marion County, Marion, FL, for fingerprint identification equipment ...... 200,000 Bill Nelson Marshall University, Forensic Science DNA Laboratory, Huntington, WV, for foren- 5,000,000 Byrd sic lab equipment. Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association, Norfolk County, MA, for an information- 250,000 Kennedy, Kerry sharing network. McHenry County Sherrif’s Department, McHenry County, IL, for radio equipment 500,000 Obama acquisition. Michigan Public Safety Communications, Lansing, MI, for the International Bor- 250,000 Levin, Stabenow der Interoperability Communications enhancement project. Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI, for technology to compare all of the DNA 350,000 Levin, Stabenow profiles from the participating States. Middlesex Community County County, Middlesex County, MA, to expand the Re- 250,000 Kennedy, Kerry gional Technology Training Law Enforcement Collaborative. Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee, WI, to install in-car cameras ...... 400,000 Kohl Mineral County Search and Rescue Training Facility, Mineral County, MT, to up- 250,000 Baucus, Tester grade investigative equipment and work stations. Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, St. 250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar Paul, MN, for a system to improve accurate identification of individuals. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Jackson, MS, to provide technology and 2,500,000 Cochran equipment upgrades. Missoula County, Missoula County, MT, to purchase equipment for interoperable 100,000 Baucus, Tester communications. 89

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Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers, Lewis and Clark County, MT, for an elec- 500,000 Baucus tronic monitoring for violent offenders and sexual predators. New Jersey Network, Trenton, NJ, for an inter-operable first responders commu- 200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez nications network. New Orleans Police Foundation, Orleans Parish, LA, to design and implement an 250,000 Landrieu integrated information system. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, West New York, NJ, for a mobile radio 300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez interconnect system. North Las Vegas Police Department, North Las Vegas, NV, for a new records 250,000 Reid management system. North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, Shreveport, LA, for 100,000 Vitter forensics equipment. Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Pahrump, NV, for a law enforcement licence plate 200,000 Reid scanner. Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge, TN, for law enforcement communica- 200,000 Alexander tions. Ohio County Fiscal Court, Ohio County, KY, for mobile data terminals and other 250,000 McConnell equipment. Onodaga County, Onodaga County, NY, for a County-City Interoperable Commu- 500,000 Schumer, Clinton nications System. Orem City Police Department, Orem, UT, for in-car video equipment ...... 300,000 Hatch, Bennett Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Passaic County, NJ, for a fiber optic network 300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez and interoperable communications equipment. Pine Bluff Police Department, Pine Bluff, AK, for an interoperable communica- 600,000 Lincoln, Pryor tions system. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, for technology upgrades to the 9– 200,000 Johnson 1–1 system. Prince George’s County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, to upgrade first re- 1,000,000 Mikulski sponder equipment. Riverton Police Department, City of Riverton, Wyoming, for communications 100,000 Enzi equipment. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, for crime lab technologies ...... 1,000,000 Hutchison Scott County, IA, Scott County, IA, for equipment and software for the consoli- 200,000 Grassley dated dispatch center. Snyder County, Pennsylvania Emergency Services, Snyder County, PA, for inter- 200,000 Specter operable communications. St. Clair County Commission, St. Clair County, AL, for law enforcement tech- 175,000 Shelby nology upgrades. St. Clair County, Port Huron, MI, for the purchase of mobile radios for public 200,000 Levin, Stabenow safety agencies. St. Louis County Sherrif’s Office, Duluth, MN, for equipment to support inter- 150,000 Coleman, Klobuchar operability, such as base stations, microwave, towers, and installation. State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for remote access to criminal justice information 250,000 Stevens from a single point. State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for law enforcement communication, village public 250,000 Stevens safety officer training. State of Maryland, Annapolis, MD, for equipment to attain interoperability 750,000 Cardin among all state law enforcement agencies as well as local jurisdictions. Talladega County Commission, Talladega, AL, for technological upgrades to the 300,000 Shelby public safety infrastructure. The City of Shelbyville, Shelbyville, IN, for interoperable wireless communica- 300,000 Lugar, Bayh tions. The City of Terre Haute, Terre Haute, IN, for interoperable communica- 200,000 Lugar, Bayh tions. Town of Johnston, Johnston, RI, to purchase communications equipment ...... 100,000 Reed, Whitehouse Town of Manchester, Town of Manchester, CT, for equipment for an emergency 500,000 Dodd operations center. Town of Redding, CT, Town of Redding, CT, for equipment for a new regional 350,000 Dodd Centralized Communications Center. Town of Westerly, Westerly, RI, for communications equipment to improve com- 150,000 Reed munity policing capabilities. Town of Widham, Town of Widham, CT, for equipment upgrades at the Town of 250,000 Dodd, Lieberman Windham’s Public Safety Complex. University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, for forensics equipment ...... 250,000 Inhofe 90

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University of Colorado/National Center for Audio and Video Forensics, Denver, 400,000 Allard, Salazar CO, to establish a cutting edge forensics center. University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for forensics equip- 850,000 McConnell ment. CAT Lab at UNH, University of Durham, NH, for law enforcement technology ...... 1,000,000 Gregg University of North Alabama, Florence, AL, criminal justice outreach initiatives .. 350,000 Shelby University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for a state-wide and re- 1,500,000 Cochran gional information sharing system. Upper Peninsula 15 County Consortium, Marquette, MI, for interoperable com- 500,000 Levin, Stabenow munications equipment. Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for the Vermont Justice In- 450,000 Leahy formation Sharing System. Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for the Vermont State Po- 450,000 Leahy lice mobile/remote computing project. Virginia State Police , Richmond, VA, to maintain databases and technical in- 100,000 Warner, Webb frastructure. Virginia State Police, Richmond, VA, for the Northern Virginia and District of Co- 200,000 Warner, Webb lumbia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to train law enforcement officials. Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Lacey, WA, for DNA test- 200,000 Murray ing for stranger rapes. West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative, Morgantown, WV, for the Fo- 4,000,000 Byrd rensic Science Initiative. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for campus public safety ...... 200,000 Bunning Whatcom County, Whatcom County, WA, for an information sharing and ex- 250,000 Murray, Cantwell change system. Will County, Will County, IL, for technology interoperability improvements ...... 550,000 Durbin Methamphetamine Hot Spots.—The Committee recommendation provides $80,000,000 to State and local law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and distribution, to target drug ‘‘hot spots,’’ and to remove and dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The Committee recommendation includes $20,000,000 to reimburse the Drug Enforce- ment Administration for assistance to State and local law enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs and to initiate container programs. Within the amounts provided for methamphetamine hot spots, the COPS program office shall fund the following proposals:

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22nd Judicial District, Montezuma County, CO, for anti-meth operations ...... $150,000 Salazar Alamosa Police Department, Alamosa, CO, for anti-meth equipment ...... 25,000 Salazar Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, to investigate, seize, dismantle and di- 600,000 Lincoln, Pryor rect the clean-up of meth labs. Boone, Kenton, Campbell Counties, KY, Boone County, for logistical support for 500,000 Bunning the task force. Broomfield Police Department, Broomfield, CO, for anti-meth equipment ...... 400,000 Salazar California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, Sacramento, 300,000 Feinstein CA, for the California Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS). Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department, Cape Girardeau, MO, for combat- 1,000,000 Bond ting methamphetamine. City of Andalusia, Andalusia, AL, for anti-methamphetamine programs ...... 300,000 Shelby City of Baker, Baker, OR, for drug detection canines ...... 50,000 Wyden City of Carson City, Carson City, NV, for combating meth in Nevada ...... 350,000 Ensign, Reid City of Montrose, Montrose County, CO, for anti-meth equipment and opera- 100,000 Salazar tions. City of Talladega, Talladega, AL, for anti-methamphetamine programs ...... 175,000 Shelby Clackamas County, OR, Clackamas County, OR, to implement a strategy for 250,000 Smith fighting meth problem. 91

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County of Hawaii, County of Hawaii, HI, for the Comprehensive Meth Response 400,000 Inouye program. County of Solano, Solano County, CA, for enforcement teams addressing meth 200,000 Boxer and gangs. Criminal Justice Institute, Little Rock, AR, for meth-focused training courses ..... 300,000 Lincoln, Pryor Department of Public Safety, Polk County, IA, to intercept imported meth ...... 300,000 Harkin Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle County, CO, for anti-meth operations ...... 100,000 Salazar Gay Men’s Health Crisis, New York, NY, for an anti-meth program ...... 350,000 Schumer, Clinton Greater Routt and Moffat Narcotics Enforcement Team (GRAMNET), Routt Coun- 100,000 Salazar ty, for anti-meth operations. Greeley Police Department, Weld County, CO, for anti-meth equipment ...... 150,000 Salazar Heartland Family Service, Omaha, NE, to provide services to women and chil- 200,000 Nelson dren in methamphetamine abuse cases. Heartland Family Services, Council Bluffs, IA, to provide family-based residen- 150,000 Harkin tial meth treatment in western Iowa. Heartland Family Services, Papillion, NE, for a collaborative, clinically managed 150,000 Hagel treatment service for substance abuse patients. Illinois Sheriffs Association, Springfield, IL, for law enforcement and clean-up of 200,000 Durbin meth production and abuse. Iowa Office of Drug Control, Des Moines, IA, for coordinated regional meth task 350,000 Harkin forces. Jasper Police Department, Jasper, AL, for technology and equipment to combat 300,000 Shelby meth. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County, CO, for anti-meth equip- 125,000 Salazar ment. Kids First, Marion County, OR, for programs and services to focus children af- 400,000 Wyden, Smith fected by methamphetamine addiction. Kids Hope-Hudelson Region, Springfield, IL, for family preservation services for 100,000 Durbin meth-affected families. Larimer County Drug Task Force, Larimer County, CO, for anti-meth equipment .. 150,000 Salazar Lincoln County, OR, Lincoln County, OR, for methamphetamine initiatives ...... 300,000 Wyden, Smith Meth Project Foundation, Missoula County, MT, for a methamphetamine preven- 500,000 Baucus, Tester tion program. New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, NM, for equipment to com- 100,000 Domenici, Bingaman bat meth. Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Department, Minnehaha County, SD, for meth re- 150,000 Thune duction programs. Minot State University, Minot, ND, for methamphetamine research and public 750,000 Dorgan, Conrad education. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Jackson, MS, for meth enforcement, 2,500,000 Cochran clean-up equipment, and training. National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, to research the long- 100,000 Allard term consequences of the meth and chemical exposures. Nebraska State Patrol, Lincoln, NE, to combat methamphetamine ...... 250,000 Hagel, Nelson New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Concord, NH, to fund a statewide 1,000,000 Gregg multi-jurisdictional task force. NH State Police, Concord, NH, to combat gang and drug-related violence and 1,000,000 Gregg crime. Office of the District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District, Albuquerque, NM, to provide 100,000 Bingaman additional staff for the Meth Prosecution Unit. Partnership for a Drug Free America Meth360 Program, Washington, DC, for 500,000 Akaka, Biden, Reid, Anti-meth efforts uniting officers with treatment and prevention professionals. Lugar, Bayh, Hagel, Lott, Cornyn, Kohl, Harkin, McCaskill, Murkowski, Ensign, Hutchison, Cantwell, Ben Nelson, Inouye, Pierce County Alliance, Takoma, WA, for Statewide meth initiative ...... 450,000 Murray, Cantwell Pierce County Alliance, Takoma, WA, for the National Meth Center training and 800,000 Murray assistance. Prevention and Recovery Services, Inc., Topeka, KS, for to fight methamphet- 90,000 Brownback amine production and abuse. San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tribal Police Department, San Carlos Apache Tribe, 100,000 Kyl San Carlos Apache Reservation, AZ, for a law enforcement initiative to target meth. 92

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State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for statewide methamphetamine enforcement ...... 2,000,000 Stevens Target Meth Oregon, Salem, OR, to combat meth ...... 350,000 Wyden Tennessee Statewide Methamphetamine Task Force, Chattanooga, TN, for anti- 350,000 Alexander methamphetamine initiatives. Uintah County, Uintah County, UT, for methamphetamine enforcement and 700,000 Bennett clean-up. University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, for research that addresses meth in 250,000 Shelby rural areas. White Earth Tribal Nation, White Earth, MN, to educate, clean-up and enforce 200,000 Coleman, Klobuchar the growing problem of meth use on reservation lands. Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Madison, 800,000 Kohl WI, to continue the statewide meth initiative.

Law Enforcement Technology Program.—The Committee recommendation provides $110,000,000 for the COPS Law Enforce- ment Technology Program. Within the funds provided, $5,000,000 shall be transferred to NIST to continue the efforts of the Office of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES] in developing a comprehensive suite of minimum standards for law enforcement communications. In addition, these funds should be used to support the development and implementation of a compliance assessment program to ensure that communications equipment purchased through this grant program is compliant, where applicable with existing standards. Interoperable Standards.—The Committee is pleased that significant progress has been made in the issuance of standards to specify the required functionality for the Project 25 Inter-RF-Subsystem Interface [ISSI], Console Interface, and Fixed Station Interface for land mobile radio systems. The Committee directs that funds provided to OLES for standards development under this section should be used to complete the remaining aspects of these interfaces, including conformance and interoperability test standards for each of the interfaces. In addition, funds should be used to begin the development of standards for emerging technologies such as VoIP applications for public safety operations. DNA Backlog/Crime Log Improvement.—The Committee recommends $169,000,000 to strengthen and improve the current Fed- eral and State DNA collection and analysis systems that can be used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty while simultaneously protecting the innocent from wrongful prosecution. Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.—The Committee recommendation provides $40,000,000 for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants. Coverdell grants are intended to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner services, including services provided by laboratories operated by states and those operated by units of local government. Coverdell grants provide flexibility to State and local crime labs by allowing them to obtain funds to address their most critical needs. Offender Re-entry.—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for prisoner re-entry which is designed to reduce recidivism and the societal costs of crime by helping released offenders find stable employment and housing when they return to their communities. 93 Child Sexual Predator Elimination.—The Committee recommendation provides $55,000,000 for a new national initiative to provide grants to State and local governments to locate, arrest and prosecute sexual predators. The Committee recommends the ap- pointment of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in each judicial district as a coordinator to prepare a comprehensive, district-wide strategy in consultation with social services providers and partners from Fed- eral, State and local law enforcement agencies. The Committee directs the COPS office to coordinate with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in developing a program that includes detection, apprehension, and prosecution of sex offenders who victimize children. The Committee believes it is essential to build specialized units in law enforcement agencies across the country to attack this problem in a concerted, coordinated manner. The grants should assist State and local law enforcement entities to specifically focus on sexual predators who fail to register, child sexual exploitation and sex offenders who prey upon children. These predator units should be created in a manner that is geo- graphically balanced and levels itself to testing the model in various settings; major urban police departments, State law enforcement agencies, smaller jurisdictions, and regional groupings of agencies. The Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, Public Law 108–21 authorized grants for Sex Offender Apprehension Programs. JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $338,361,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 280,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 340,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $340,000,000. The recommendation is $1,639,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $60,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: JUVENILE JUSTICE [In thousands of dollars]

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Part A: Coordination of Federal Effort ...... 500 Part B: State Formula Grants ...... 73,000 Small Non-Profit T/TA ...... (5,500) Part E: Demonstration Programs (2002 Reauth) ...... 76,500 Part G: Juvenile Mentoring ...... 5,000 Title V: Incentive Grants ...... 65,000 Big Brothers & Big Sisters ...... (5,000 ) Incentive Grants ...... (25,000) Tribal Youth Program ...... (10,000) Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws ...... (25,000) Secure Our Schools Act ...... 10,000 VOCA—Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Program ...... 20,000 Gang Prevention ...... 10,000 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant [JABG] ...... 80,000

Total ...... 340,000 94 The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation from the above plan. Big Brothers, Big Sisters.—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for youth mentoring programs for at risk kids. Sponsors: Baucus, Bayh, Biden, Cardin Crapo, Clinton, Collins, Cornyn, Dole, Dorgan, En- sign, Grassley, Kennedy, Kerry, Klobuchar, Kohl, Lincoln, McCaskill, Menendez, Mikulski, Murkowski Sanders, Specter, Pryor, Schumer, Stabenow, Hatch, Leahy. Accountability Based Sanctions for Juveniles.—The purpose of the accountability based sanctions is to ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishment that correspond to the seriousness of each offender’s current offense, history, and special treatment or training needs. The Committee recommends $73,000,000 to be available for expenses authorized by part B of title II of the act, including training and technical assistance to help small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process. Within this amount, $5,500,000 is for the purpose of providing additional formula grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the Administrator that the State has policies and programs that ensure that juveniles are subject to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which they are adjudicated delinquent. Discretionary Grants.—The Committee recommendation provides $76,500,000 for part E programs. Within the amounts provided, OJP shall fund the following proposals:

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Abyssinian Development Corporation, New York, NY, to support and expand $500,000 Schumer, Clinton youth and young adult after-school and summer programs. Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, AL, mentoring for disabled 225,000 Shelby at-risk youth. American Ballet Theatre, New York, NY, for for the Make a Ballet On Tour pro- 200,000 Shumer, Clinton gram. American Sailing Training Association, Newport, RI, programs for at risk youth .. 300,000 Reed, Whitehouse American Village Citizenship Trust, Montevallo, AL, for character programs in 500,000 Shelby at-risk areas. An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA, for at-risk youth programs ...... 500,000 Warner, Webb Asian American Leadership Empowerment and Development, Wheaton, MD, for 300,000 Mikulski programs for low-income families whose children are at risk of dropping out of school. Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD, for the TWIGS (To Work in Gaining 300,000 Mikulski Skills) program for arts programs for at-risk youth. Beltrami County, Bemidji, MN, for a program for at risk children ages and their 150,000 Colemen, Klobuchar families. Bethesda Home for Boys, Savannah, GA, for at-risk youth this organization 100,000 Chambliss, Isakson serves. Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Alaska, Eagle River, AK, for at-risk youth mentoring 1,200,000 Stevens program. Bolder Options, Minneapolis, for programs to reduce truancy and juvenile delin- 350,000 Coleman, Klobuchar quency. BYU-Public School Partnership, Provo, UT, for statewide partnerships for delin- 350,000 Bennett quency prevention. Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Baltimore, MD, Partner with local youth services to 1,500,000 Mikulski, Cardin, Shelby provide training, sports equipment and sub-grant money to youth organizations. Camp Fire USA, Kansas City, KS, for mentoring children of prisoners ...... 200,000 Brownback CEDARS, Lincoln, NE, for an emergency shelter program for runaway and home- 150,000 Ben Nelson less youth. Central New Mexico YMCA, Albuquerque, NM, to provide life skills development 250,000 Domenici services for at-risk children. 95

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Children and Families First, Wilmington, DE, to continue programs to reduce 400,000 Biden, Carper truancy in New Castle and Kent County, Delaware. Children’s Outing Association, Milwaukee, WI, for a city-wide teen program ...... 200,000 Kohl City of Boston, Suffolk County, MA, for a program to reduce recidivism ...... 350,000 Kennedy, Kerry City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, for a summer and after-school program for 350,000 Lieberman youth. City of Charlotte, NC, Charlotte, NC, for a gang prevention program ...... 250,000 Dole City of Hartford, Hartford, CT, for a program to provide summer employment op- 350,000 Lieberman portunities and job training for teens. City of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, for an anti-gang intervention and preven- 300,000 Boxer tion program. City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for a program to reduce youth violence 1,000,000 Specter, Casey and homicide rates. City of Providence, Providence, RI, for the Providence After School Alliance 300,000 Reed, Whitehouse (PASA). City of San Bernardino, City of San Bernardino, CA, for a school-based partner- 350,000 Boxer ship to provide gang resistance education/training. City of Springfield, Springfield, OH, for programs and resources for at-risk 350,000 Brown youth. City of Trenton, Trenton, NJ, for a YouthStat Crime Prevention Program ...... 200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA, for gang prevention education ...... 175,000 Warner, Webb Courage to Speak Foundation, County of Fairfield, CT, for a drug abuse preven- 500,000 Dodd, Lieberman tion program. D.A.R.E. America, Inglewood, CA, Educational materials targeted at children to 450,000 Biden, Grassley, Ste- avoid drugs, gang involvement and violence. vens D.A.R.E. New Jersey, Cranbury, NJ, for a youth prevention program ...... 100,000 Lautenberg, Menendez Des Plaines Teen Center, Des Plaines, IL, for prevention programming for at-risk 300,000 Durbin adolescents. East End Cooperative Ministry of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, for at-risk youth 400,000 Specter, Casey programs. East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, CA, for an anti-gang initiative ...... 200,000 Boxer Eastern Shores of Maryland Education Consortium, Centerville, MD, to expand 250,000 Mikulski, Cardin the dropout prevention program to utilize a web-based curriculum. Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Essex County, MA, for an oxycontin prevention 250,000 Kennedy, Kerry program. Family and Children’s Association, Mineola, NY, for the Hagedorn-Hempstead 100,000 Shumer, Clinton Initiative. Girl Scouts of the USA, New York, NY, for outreach and volunteer training in 200,000 Domenici New Mexico. Girls and Boys Town U.S.A., Boys Town, NE, Treatment centers for at risk kids 500,000 Hagel, Ben Nelson, that provides mentoring and education. Reed, Whitehouse, Vitter Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI, for an academic prevention 200,000 Stabenow and workforces skills program. Granite School District, Salt Lake City, UT, for school district’s gang violence 350,000 Hatch, Bennett prevention program. Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties, Paris, IL, to combating 200,000 Durbin substance abuse among high-risk youth. Improved Solutions for Urban Systems, Dayton, OH, for an employment program 200,000 Brown for court-involved youth. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH, for after-school programs for at-risk children in 200,000 Brown Cleveland, Ohio. Kickstart, Houston, TX, to expand children’s character development ...... 200,000 Hutchison Kids Averted from Placement Services (KAPS), San Antonio, TX, to prevent juve- 100,000 Hutchison nile delinquency. Kids Peace, Columbia, MD, for supportive services for foster care families ...... 400,000 Mikulski Kids Peace, Inc., New Haven, CT, for a children’s mental health crisis pro- 250,000 Dodd gram. Lafayette/Oxford/University Angel Ranch, Oxford, MS, for domestic services for 50,000 Cochran victims of abuse. Los Angeles Community Law Enforcement [LA CLEAR] and Recovery and Gang 400,000 Feinstein Reduction Programs, Los Angeles, CA, for anti-gang intervention and prevention programs. Marcus Institute, Atlanta, GA, for providing remediation for the potential con- 300,000 Chambliss, Isakson sequences of childhood abuse and neglect. 96

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Monterey County, Monterey County, CA, for a gang task force in Monterey 300,000 Boxer County. Montgomery YMCA, Montgomery, AL, for after school activities to at-risk youth .. 700,000 Shelby Mother Cabrini High School, New York, NY, for an after school program for at- 200,000 Clinton, Schumer risk youth. Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Mineola, NY, for the Redirection En- 350,000 Clinton, Schumer forcement and Learning program. National Fatherhood Initiative, Gaithersburg, MD, for fathers of the most at-risk 1,000,000 Shelby children. New Mexico Sheriff’s and Police Athletic Leagues, Albuquerque, NM, to continue 500,000 Domenici, Bingaman to implement a gang prevention program aimed at at-risk youth. New Song Urban Ministries, Baltimore, MD, for comprehensive services to at- 450,000 Mikulski risk youth. Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID, to combat child abuse ...... 150,000 Craig Ocean Tides School, Narragansett, RI, to enhance its science and computer labs 300,000 Reed, Whitehouse to encourage the study of science and technology. Olmstead County Community Services, Rochester, MN, to implement and sustain 150,000 Coleman, Klobuchar a performance based child protection system preventing child abuse and neglect. Oquirrh Recreation and Parks District, Kearns, UT, for after-school activities ...... 100,000 Bennett Patterson Park Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD, for Rejecting Violence, 200,000 Mikulski Building Resilience—a school violence prevention program. Phoenix House, Dallas, TX, for residential substance abuse treatment for ado- 200,000 Hutchison lescents. Residential Care Consortium, Omaha, NE, for a program for underprivileged, at- 200,000 Ben Nelson risk, and disadvantaged children, young adults, and their families in a residential care setting. Ruth Ellis Center, Highland Park, MI, for an outreach program ...... 200,000 Levin Safe and Sound, Baltimore, MD, for juvenile deliquency prevention through edu- 500,000 Mikulski cation. Save the Children, Washington, DC, for juvenile delinquency prevention pro- 250,000 Lincoln, Pryor grams. Save the Children, Westport, CT, to operate after school programs in New Mex- 200,000 Domenici ico communities. Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN, for South Dakota Healthy Communities- 175,000 Johnson Healthy Youth Initiative. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, for community outreach is stewardship project .... 450,000 Obama SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency, Fargo, ND, to facilitate 400,000 Dorgan, Conrad the coordination of community services in response to child abuse. Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT, to expand its services to 200,000 Leahy, Sanders at-risk youth. Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR, for upgrades to school security 200,000 Wyden, Smith equipment and technology. St. Joseph’s Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, Expand programs and services for 250,000 Johnson, Thune students. State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, to support coordinate and train law enforcement 210,000 Stevens officers to teach drug abuse resistance education. State of Hawaii, Office of the Attorney General, City of Honolulu, HI, for con- 680,000 Akaka tinuing improvements to the Juvenile Justice Information System. State of Vermont Judiciary, Office of Court Administrator, Montpelier, VT, to de- 350,000 Leahy velop a statewide court system that integrates treatment and other services into the court process. Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, AL, for a youth mentoring program ...... 800,000 Shelby Team Focus, Inc., Morgan, TX, to establish a youth mentoring program ...... 150,000 Hutchison, Cornyn TeenMates Mentoring Program, Lincoln, NE, for mentoring services to youth ...... 300,000 Ben Nelson Township of Irvington, Irvington, NJ, for the Youth Safe Haven Police Mini-sta- 500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez tion program. Township of Maplewood, Maplewood, NJ, for a prevention program for at-risk 100,000 Lautenberg, Menendez youth. University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, for the CU-Boulder Colorado 350,000 Salazar Schools Safety Program. University of Delaware, Newark, DE, to conduct a statewide survey of delinquent 65,000 Biden, Carper and high risk youth behaviors. University of Montana, Missoula County, MT, for at risk youth with a focus on 350,000 Baucus, Tester suicide prevention, high-risk behavior and violence. 97

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University of South Alabama , Mobile, AL, for domestic violence reduction pro- 500,000 Shelby grams. Vermont Department of Children and Families, Waterbury, VT, for programs to 800,000 Sanders help at-risk youth. Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for an outreach program 150,000 Sanders for at-risk youth. Visiting Nurse Association, Omaha, NE, for an intervention program for vulner- 250,000 Ben Nelson able women, infants and children. Wayne County Department of Public Services, Detroit, MI, for a truancy interven- 400,000 Levin, Stabenow tion program. Winona State University, Winona, MN, for combating child abuse ...... 250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar Winona State University, Winona, MN, to teach investigators and prosecutors the 350,000 Coleman, Klobuchar science of interviewing children victimized by abuse. Women’s Sports Foundation, Chicago, IL, for the GoGirlGo! Chicago Initiative, a 650,000 Durbin, Obama mentoring, education and development program. Women’s Treatment Center, Chicago, IL, for preservation services for incarcer- 250,000 Durbin ated mothers and their children. YMCA Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, to provide crime prevention and outreach services 400,000 Inouye to the rural youth of Hawaii. Zero to Three, for 5th Judicial District, Des Moines, IA, for maltreated infants 200,000 Harkin and toddlers. Zero to Three, Omaha, NE, for maltreated infants and toddlers ...... 100,000 Ben Nelson Zero to Three, Orleans Parish, LA, for maltreated infants and toddlers ...... 100,000 Landrieu

Gang Prevention.—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for this anti-gang education initiative. Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.—Within the funds provided in the At-Risk Children Program (title V), the Com- mittee provides $25,000,000 for grants to assist States in enforcing underage drinking laws. Secure Our Schools Act.—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for expenses authorized by the Secure Our Schools Act that support efforts to ensure school safety and crime deterrence, coordinated with State and local law enforcement agencies. Victims of Child Abuse Act.—The Committee recommendation provides $20,000,000 for the various programs authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act [VOCA] (Public Law 101–647). Within the funds provided, $4,000,000 shall be for Regional Child Advocacy Centers Programs. The Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers [RCACs] were established through the Victims of Child Abuse Act to provide information, consultation, training, and technical assistance to communities, and to help establish child-focused programs that facilitate and support coordination among agencies responding to child abuse. The RCACs and the National Children’s Alliance [NCA] have identified several joint initiatives which include: developing centers in underserved areas; support and development of Tribal CACs; constituent involvement; marketing; and public awareness. In working on these initiatives, the RCACs have created programs such as the National Training Academy, which trains professionals and multi-disciplinary teams investigating child abuse, and the telemedicine pilot project, which assists remote areas in investigating child abuse. 98

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS Appropriations, 2007 ...... $65,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 66,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 66,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $66,000,000. The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal to the budget request. This mandatory program provides a lump-sum death benefit payment to eligible survivors of Federal, State, and local public safety officers whose death was the direct and proximate result of a trau- matic injury sustained in the line of duty.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The Committee recommends the following general provisions: Section 201 prohibits the use of funds in this title to pay for an abortion except where the life of the mother would be in danger. Section 202 prohibits the use of funds in this title to require a person to perform or facilitate an abortion. Section 203 requires female prisoners to be escorted when off prison grounds. Section 204 allows the Department of Justice, subject to the Committee’s reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5 percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the amount that can be transferred into any one appropriation. The provision also prohibits transfers of funds from the Bureau of Prisons Buildings and Facilities account unless the President certifies that such a transfer is necessary to the national security interests of the United States and also subjects any such transfers to section 505 of this act. Section 205 provides authority for a personnel management demonstration project. Section 206 provides authority for the Bureau of Alcohol, To- bacco, Firearms, and Explosives to use confiscated funds during un- dercover operations. Section 207 limits the placement of maximum or high security prisoners to appropriately secure facilities. Section 208 restricts Federal prisoner access to certain amenities. Section 209 requires the availability of appropriations for obligation beyond the current fiscal year to comply with reprogramming procedures. Section 210 requires additional position on the Justice Commis- sion to review Federal, State, local, and tribal jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters in Alaska. Section 211 provides authority for fines collected by the U.S. Trustee Program to be used as offsetting collections. Section 212 authorizes changes to quarterly fees imposed in chapter 11 cases. Section 213 authorizes reimbursements to the District of Colum- bia for the holding and care of convicted felons. Section 214 prohibits U.S. attorneys from simultaneously holding multiple jobs outside of the scope of a U.S. attorney’s professional duties. 99 Section 215 requires the Government Accountability Office to cer- tify the FBI is using a performance management baseline that complies with OMB standards. Section 216 requires the Government Accountability Office to cer- tify that the FBI has met certain standards to control costs related to computer acquisitions. TITLE III SCIENCE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Appropriations, 2007 ...... $5,528,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 5,515,000 Committee recommendation ...... 5,715,000 The Committee recommendation provides $5,715,000. The recommendation is $187,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $200,000 above the budget request. The Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP] was created by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–282) and coordinates science and technology policy for the White House. OSTP provides scientific and technological information, analysis, and advice for the President and for the executive branch; participates in formulation, coordination, and implementation of national and international policies and programs that involve science and technology; maintains and promotes the health and vitality of the U.S. science and technology infrastructure; reviews and analyzes, with the Office of Management and Budget, the research and development budgets for all Federal agencies; and coordinates research and development efforts of the Federal Government to maximize the return on the public’s investment in science and technology and to ensure Fed- eral resources are used efficiently and appropriately. Climate Change Program.—The Committee is extremely concerned about the pending crisis involving the potential loss in space based climate measures. These Earth observations from satellites are critical for an ever-increasing number of applications related to the health and well-being of society. The recent National Research Council [NRC] Decadal Survey, ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nations’’ outline a number of steps the nation can take to rectifying this looming crisis, including working in concert with the private sector, academe, the public, and international partners to restore our leadership in Earth science and applications. Specifically, one of these recommendations was the need for a plan to achieve and sustain Earth observations. The Committee recommendation provides an additional $200,000 for the creation of the position of Associate Di- rector for Earth Science and Applications. This position will coordinate all Federal assets directed at understanding the Earth’s oceans and climate. The Committee also directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to provide the Committee, 90 days after enactment, a 5 year strategic budget plan in response to the NRC Decadal Survey. (100) 101

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $16,264,300,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 20,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 17,309,400,000 Committee recommendation ...... 17,459,600,000 The Committee recommendation provides $17,459,600,000 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]. The recommendation is $1,175,300,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, including emergency supplemental appropriations, and $150,200,000 above the budget request. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–568) to conduct space and aeronautical research and development and to conduct flight activities for peaceful purposes. This statute was reauthorized by Public Law 109–155 on December 30, 2005. NASA’s unique mission of exploration, discovery, and innovation is intended to preserve the United States’ role as both a leader in world aviation and as the pre-eminent space-faring nation. It is NASA’s mission to: advance human exploration, use, and development of space; advance and communicate scientific knowledge and understanding of the Earth, the solar system and the universe; and research, develop, verify, and transfer advanced aeronautics and space technologies. NASA’s vision for space exploration maps out an aggressive role for the United States in manned space exploration. However, the potential costs are substantial and will likely be very difficult to maintain at the current estimated funding levels. In addition, the Committee feels strongly that NASA must show its commitment to those human spaceflight activities already underway. The Shuttle program and the construction of the International Space Station [ISS] continue to be the primary focus of the Nation’s manned space flight activities. Nevertheless, the replacements for the Space Shuttle’s manned and heavy lift capabilities must also be considered as part of any plan for continued human access to space but not to the detriment of existing obligations. The Committee is concerned that NASA will neglect areas that only tangentially benefit, or do not fit within, the exploration vision. The Committee believes that NASA must work diligently to balance existing programs and priorities with its plans for the future. Counterbalancing future priorities against current programs places existing research and expertise in jeopardy and risks squan- dering significant Federal investments that may be essential to the exploration vision. In addition, the Committee is concerned that the strong, balanced science program that has served the Nation so successfully for many years is being left behind rather than being nurtured and sustained. That science program has been based on a set of care- fully crafted scientific strategies that are founded on scientific and technical merit, relevance to overall national needs, and broad consultation with the scientific community. The Committee has chosen to articulate the funding levels of programs within the account structure for NASA in the form of tables. Major mission and program funding is listed within the tables and, if necessary, supplemented with explanatory report language. 102

SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $10,086,482,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 10,483,100,000 Committee recommendation ...... 10,633,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $10,633,000,000 for the Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration account. The recommendation is $546,518,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $149,900,000 above the budget request. Bill language is included to provide: $5,655,110,000 for science; $554,030,000 for aeronautics research; $3,972,490,000 for exploration systems; and $521,380,000 for cross-agency support programs including education; and a $70,000,000 general reduction. Bill language also includes the following limitations on funds: $1,150,800,000 for center management and operations; $364,000,000 for corporate general and administrative costs; and $195,500,000 for institutional investments. NASA’s Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration [SAE] account provides funding for the Science, Exploration Systems, and Aero- nautics Research Mission Directorates and Education Programs. The SAE appropriation includes both the direct and the indirect costs of supporting the Mission Directorates and Education Pro- gram, and provides for: research; development; operations; salaries and related expenses; design, repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities and construction of new facilities; maintenance and operation of facilities; and other general and administrative activities supporting SAE programs. [In millions of dollars]

Committee recommendation

Science, Aeronautics and Exploration Total ...... 10,633.00

Science Total ...... 5,655.11

Planetary Science ...... 1,366.35

Discovery ...... 184.85 ASPERA–3 ...... 89 Dawn ...... 7.84 Discovery Future ...... 126.54 Discovery Management ...... 15.57 Discovery Research ...... 11.83 Genesis ...... 3.31 MESSENGER ...... 15.77 Moon Mineralogy Mapper ...... 3.12

New Frontiers ...... 147.27 New Horizons ...... 14.53 New Frontiers Management ...... 12.50 Juno ...... 120.24

Technology ...... 67.55

Planetary Science Research ...... 370.51 Advanced Concepts ...... 1.82 Astromaterial Curation ...... 6.25 Cassini ...... 97.20 Directorate Management ...... 27.35 Directorate Support—Space Science ...... 41.80 Education and Public Outreach ...... 15.07 FIRST Robotics ...... 3.99 103

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Hayabusa (MUSES–C) ...... 73 Lunar Science Rsrch ...... 26.97 Planetary Data System ...... 11.65 Planetary Science Research and Analysis ...... 133.69 Rosetta ...... 4.01

Mars Exploration ...... 596.16 2009 Mars Science Lab ...... 345.04 JPL Building ...... 15.16 Mars Exploration Rover 2003 ...... 5.41 Mars Express ...... 4.23 Mars Global Surveyor ...... 6.68 Mars Mission Operations ...... 1.94 Mars Next Decade ...... 17.98 Mars Odyssey 2001 ...... 12.49 Mars Program Management ...... 15.00 Mars RandA ...... 31.06 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2005 ...... 43.51 Mars Scout ...... 65.27 Mars Technology ...... 21.04 Phoenix (Scouts 07) ...... 11.36

Heliophysics ...... 1,088.52

Heliophysics Research ...... 206.13 ACE ...... 4.97 CCMC ...... 1.93 CLUSTER-II ...... 6.21 FAST ...... 1.34 GEOTAIL ...... 67 GSFC Building Support ...... 24.52 Heliophysics Research and Analysis ...... 36.84 POLAR ...... 2.19 RHESSI ...... 3.01 Science Data and Computing ...... 13.35 SEC Data and Modeling Services ...... 3.87 SEC Guest Investigator Program ...... 15.74 SOHO ...... 11.05 SOLAR Data Center ...... 1.42 Sounding Rockets ...... 36.96 Space Physics Data Archive ...... 1.60 SSC MO Services ...... 17.46 TIMED ...... 7.30 TRACE ...... 3.28 Ulysses ...... 4.25 Voyager ...... 5.15 WIND ...... 3.06

New Millennium ...... 62.05 Space Technology 7 ...... 1.89 Space Technology 8 ...... 52.14 NMP Program Management and Future Missions ...... 8.01

Near Earth Networks ...... 65.98 Ground Network ...... 50.17 Research Range ...... 15.81

Deep Space Mission Systems (DSMS) ...... 262.95 Advanced Multi-Mission Operation System ...... 29.20 Deep Space Network (DSN) ...... 233.76

Living with a Star ...... 273.01 LWS Program Management and Future Missions ...... 8.92 104

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Committee recommendation

LWS Science ...... 26.75 LWS Space Environment Testbeds ...... 5.77 Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) ...... 95.29 Solar Probe ...... 20.00 Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) ...... 110.42 Solar Sentinals ...... 5.87

Solar Terrestrial Probes ...... 142.26 Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) ...... 100.00 STP Program Management and Future Missions ...... 4.71 Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) ...... 22.67 Hinode (Solar B) ...... 14.88

Heliophysics Explorer Program ...... 76.14 Explorer Program Management and Future Missions ...... 11.63 Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) ...... 37.82 TWINS ...... 2.51 CINDI ...... 2.80 Aeronomy of Ice in Mesophere (SMEX–9) ...... 3.41 Time History of Events and Macroscale In ...... 7.60 Explorer Management ...... 10.38

Astrophysics ...... 1,564.93

Navigator ...... 27.75 Keck Operations ...... 3.41 Keck Interferometer ...... 8.65 Terrestrial Planet Finder ...... 6.53 Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer ...... 1.75 Keck Single Aperture ...... 2.23 Navigator Program Office ...... 3.21 Origins Theme Coordination ...... 75 Future Missions ...... 1.23

James Webb Space Telescope ...... 545.43

Hubble Space Telescope ...... 307.75

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) ...... 77.29

Gamma-ray Large Space Telescope (GLAST) Program ...... 42.15

Discover Kepler ...... 93.01

Astrophysics Explorer ...... 99.05 Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer ...... 82.98 SWIFT ...... 10.78 ASTRO-E II ...... 5.29

Astrophysics Research ...... 315.18 ADP/LONG-TERM SPACE ASTROPHYSICS ...... 22.15 ADS/SIMBAD ...... 37 ASTROPHYICS DATA SYSTEM ...... 1.26 Astrophysics RandA ...... 57.42 Balloon Project ...... 26.95 Chandra ...... 77.11 FUSE ...... 5.12 GALEX ...... 11.57 HEASARC ...... 2.69 Integral ...... 3.29 IRSA/IPAC/NED ...... 3.21 LAMBDA ...... 82 MAST ...... 1.47 105

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Committee recommendation

National Virtual Observatory (NVO) ...... 1.53 RXTE ...... 4.42 SIRTF/Spitzer ...... 80.77 WMAP ...... 5.07 XMM ...... 9.96

International Space Science Collaboration ...... 20.00 Herschel ...... 13.00 Planck ...... 7.00

Beyond Einstein ...... 37.32 LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) ...... 5.93 Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) ...... 2.33 Constellation-X ...... 6.24 Future Missions ...... 17.83 NRC Study Implementation Downpayment ...... 5.00

Earth Science ...... 1,635.31

Earth Systematic Missions ...... 637.95 Earth Science Decadal Implementation Downpayment ...... 25.00 ACRIMSat ...... 1.68 Aqua ...... 40.92 Aura ...... 38.88 Earth Observing-1 ...... 1.87 Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) ...... 90.23 Glory Mission ...... 42.72 ICESat ...... 12.29 Jason Mission ...... 4.55 Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) ...... 165.20 Landsat science project office ...... 2.31 NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) ...... 91.04 Ocean Surface Topography Mission ...... 33.36 Ocean Winds Science Team ...... 9.34 Precipitation Science Team ...... 21.80 SORCE ...... 4.08 Terra ...... 51.47 TOMS ...... 1.19

Earth System Science Pathfinder ...... 133.11 ESSP Senior Review Competed Science ...... 5.00 Earth Explorer Future Mission ...... 1.64 Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) ...... 40.93 Aquarius ...... 60.63 GRACE ...... 4.55 Cloudsat ...... 6.58 Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) ...... 13.79

Earth Science Multi-Mission Operations ...... 204.38 Multi-Mission Operations ...... 155.88 EOSDIS ...... 48.50

Earth Science Research ...... 524.09 Carbon Cycle science team ...... 2.76 Directorate Support—Earth Science ...... 53.92 EOS Science ...... 76.35 Global Modeling and Assimilation Office ...... 13.28 High End Computing Capability ...... 50.17 Mission Science Guest Investigator ...... 1.23 Ozone Trends Science ...... 2.81 RandA ...... 165.82 Scientific Computing ...... 24.56 Space Laser Ranging ...... 5.92 106

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Committee recommendation

Suborbital Science Program ...... 31.70 Applied Sciences ...... 55.30 Pathways ...... 40.29

Education and Outreach ...... 23.45 Fellowships and New investigators ...... 9.89 Earth Science Education and Outreach Activities ...... 13.57

Earth Science Technology ...... 57.04 Advanced Technology Initiatives ...... 10.50 Instrument Incubator ...... 32.54 Advanced Info Systems technology ...... 13.99

Exploration Systems ...... 3,972.49

Constellation Systems ...... 3,117.56 Mission Operations ...... 47.40 Ground Operations ...... 356.82 Program Integration ...... 149.47 Advanced Projects ...... 21.52 Crew Exploration Vehicle ...... 950.80 Crew Launch Vehicle ...... 1,224.80 Exploration Communications and Navigation Systems ...... 22.02 Cargo Launch Vehicle ...... 43.81 Commercial Cargo Crew Capability ...... 235.95 Constellation Systems Program Support ...... 64.97

Advanced Capabilities ...... 854.93

Human Research Program ...... 183.31 ISS Medical Project ...... 23.58 Human Health Countermeasures ...... 45.53 Exploration Medical Capabilities ...... 10.00 Space Radiation ...... 44.38 Program/Science Management ...... 44.94 Space Human Factors and Habitability ...... 11.93 Behavioral Health and Performance (BHP) ...... 2.96

Exploration Technology Development ...... 393.42 Advanced Fission Based Power Systems ...... 13.83 Avionics and Software ...... 23.29 Crew Support and Accomodation ...... 12.26 Energy Storage and Power Systems ...... 7.00 Environmental Control and Life Support ...... 43.33 ETDP ESMD Program Support ...... 48.00 ETDP Special Projects ...... 18.69 In-Situ Resource Utilization ...... 14.13 ISS Research ...... 33.50 Non-Toxic (Green) Propulsion Systems ...... 42.43 Robotics, Operations, and Supportability ...... 20.41 Structures, Materials, and Mechanisms ...... 52.66 Thermal Control ...... 4.87 Thermal Protection Systems ...... 59.03

Lunar Precursor Robotic Program ...... 278.20 Lunar Precursor Robotic Program Mgmt ...... 20.00 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...... 209.50 Lunar Robotics Lander ...... 48.70

Aeronautics Research ...... 554.03 Aeronautics Technology ...... 554.03

Aviation Safety ...... 74.10 107

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Committee recommendation

Integrated Vehicle Health Management ...... 22.36 Aging Aircraft ...... 12.34 Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control ...... 18.76 Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck Technologies ...... 20.65

Airspace Systems ...... 98.07 NGATS Air Traffic Management-Airspace ...... 81.20 NGATS Air Traffic Management—Airportal ...... 16.88

Fundamental Aeronautics ...... 293.44 Subsonic-Rotary Wing ...... 32.07 Subsonic-Fixed Wing ...... 129.10 Supersonic ...... 54.31 Hypersonic ...... 77.96

Aeronautics Test Program ...... 88.42 Aero Ground Test Facilities ...... 57.61 Flight Ops and Test Infrastructure ...... 30.81

Cross-Agency Support Programs ...... 521.38

Congressionally Directed Projects ...... 70.00

Education ...... 149.53 Aerospace Education Services Program ...... 6.54 Classroom Of The Future ...... 2.56 Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award ...... 2.00 Elementary and Secondary Program Support ...... 8.00 EPSCoR ...... 13.00 Explorer Institutes ...... 1.98 Faculty Awards For Research ...... 50 Flight Projects ...... 1.32 Graduate Student Research Program ...... 10.00 Interdisciplinary Nat. Sci. Prog Inc...... 1.00 Jenkins Fellowship ...... 2.00 Learning Technologies Project ...... 2.32 Motivating Undergraduate in Sci and Tech ...... 2.33 NASA Administrators Fellowship Program ...... 2.00 NASA Education Technology Services (Nets) ...... 1.74 NASA Educator Astronaut ...... 3.28 NASA Explorer Schools ...... 12.00 NASA Sci and Tech Institute for Minority ...... 1.32 NASA Space Grant ...... 35.49 Science Engineering Math Aerospace Academy ...... 4.00 Small Programs ...... 1.88 Small Programs ...... 78 Tribal, HIS, HBCU Collaborations ...... 1.97 Undergraduate Student Research Program ...... 3.50 University Research Centers (Urc) ...... 18.02 Science Center, Museum, Planetarium Grants ...... 10.00

Advanced Business Systems ...... 74.34

Innovative Partnerships Program ...... 193.18 Small Business Innovative Research ...... 126.86 Small Technology Transfer Research ...... 15.29 Technology Transfer Partnerships ...... 40.63 Innovative Partnerships Program Support ...... 10.40

Shared Capability Assets Program ...... 34.34 Simulators ...... 13.61 Thermal Vacuum Chambers ...... 9.70 108

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Committee recommendation

Arc Jets ...... 11.03

Corporate General and Administrative Reduction ...... ¥70.00 Earth Science.—Earth science has been a critical part of the balanced space program long advocated by this Committee. The Com- mittee remains fully committed to a robust Earth science program at NASA and the Committee expects NASA to remain fully committed to earth science, with future missions that reflect a serious commitment to Earth science as a vital part of the Nation’s space program. NASA earth science missions are critical to our ability to monitor and provide warnings about climate, weather, and other hazards. To that end, the Committee recommends an additional $25,000,000 to begin studies to implement the National Research Council’s report recent ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond.’’ This decadal report recommends 15 priority NASA earth science missions. The Committee continues to expect NASA’s Earth science portfolio to have a continuous mixture of small-, medium-, and observatory-class earth science missions that guarantee regular and recurring flight opportunities for the Earth science community. Earth Science Applications Program.—The recommendation includes an increase of $15,000,000 above the budget request for the NASA Earth Science Applications Program. This funding increase shall only be used to support new competitively selected applications projects to be selected during fiscal year 2008. These projects will integrate the results of NASA’s Earth observing systems and earth system models (using observations and predictions) into decision support tools to serve applications of national priority including, but not limited to: Homeland Security; Coastal Management; Agriculture Efficiency; and Water Management and Disaster Man- agement. Earth Observing System Data and Information System.—In Sen- ate Report 109–88 accompanying the fiscal year 2006 appropriations for NASA, the Committee directed NASA to guarantee that the EOSDIS core system remain the operational foundation for all new Earth science missions. The Committee strongly reiterates this view and directs NASA to follow this direction in implementing future Earth science missions. The Committee does not support development of new, separate data systems for future Earth science missions and cautions the agency against taking further action that does not follow the guidance contained in Senate Report 109– 88 or the report accompanying this act. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV] in Support of Earth Science Objectives.—The Committee initiated a program in fiscal year 2006 utilizing the unique location and assets of the Wallops Flight Facil- ity to begin a program where UAVs would be utilized to achieve key objectives emerging out of the Earth Science Decadal Survey. The Committee strongly encourages NASA to continue this effort in fiscal year 2008. 109 James Webb Space Telescope.—The Committee has provided the full budget request of $545,400,000 for the James Webb Telescope and directs NASA to maintain the current launch schedule. Living With a Star.—The Committee has included an additional $20,000,000 for the Living With A Star Program for the Solar Probe mission. Joint Dark Energy Mission.—The National Academy of Sciences has recommended that NASA and the Department of Energy work together to develop a Joint Dark Energy Mission [JDEM]. The Committee provides the budget request of $2,300,000 for JDEM, and strongly supports development of the JDEM through full and open competition with project management residing at the appropriate NASA center. Landsat Data Continuity Mission [LDCM].—The Committee is concerned that the LDCM mission does not include a thermal infrared sensor to provide important data for surface and ground water information. NASA shall report to the Committee no later than 60 days after the enactment of this act with a plan to provide continuity of this data. Independent Verification and Validation (IV and V) Center.— Within the amounts provided for corporate general and administrative costs, the Committee recommends the full budget request of $27,700,000 for the NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV and V) Center. Constellation Systems.—The Committee remains supportive of the vision for exploration and provides $950,800,000 for the Crew Exploration Vehicle [CEV] and $1,224,800,000 for the [CLV]. National Space Biomedical Research Institute.—The Committee reiterates its strong support for the mission and work of the Na- tional Space Biomedical Research Institute [NSBRI], which is leading the national effort to carry out research required to assure safe human exploration in space. The fundamental and applied biomedical research performed by the NSBRI research partners will be particularly important for ensuring a safe and healthy environment while learning how to live and work on the moon in preparation for a successful manned mission to Mars. The Committee encourages the agency to extend its current Cooperative Agreement for an additional 5-year term. The Committee further directs NASA to include specific funding recommendations for this program in its annual budget justifications. Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.—The Committee provides $278,200,000 for the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program [LPRP]. The Committee believes that the program, management offices, and missions associated with LPRP are essential to the success of the anticipated manned missions to the Moon. Within these funds, $209,500,000 shall be for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and $20,000,000 shall be for the LPRP management office. In 2005, NASA selected a team for the development of a lunar lander spacecraft consistent with the goals set forth in the Admin- istration’s Renewed Spirit of Discovery and the National Aero- nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Pub- lic Law 109–155) which called for a robust lunar robotic program, including robotic lunar landers. The National Research Council’s report ‘‘The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon’’ further 110 supports robotic precursor missions to the Moon’s surface and the valuable scientific resource such missions would provide for returning man to the Moon. The Committee agrees that the NASA selected mission is of critical importance for the exploration vision. For this purpose, $48,700,000 is provided from within funds provided to the LPRP program for the lunar lander mission. The management office associated with LPRP shall be directly involved in the planning and oversight of future lunar robotic missions, integrating lunar data from NASA and other international missions, oversee technology development, support the Lunar Ar- chitecture Team, and lead NASA’s public outreach and education activities for understanding the lunar environment. Astronomy and Astrophysics.—The Committee directs NASA to follow the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics when setting mission and budget priorities. Missions that are ranked higher in the survey should be given priority for funding over missions that are ranked lower. The Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Tel- escope, and SOFIA missions are clearly higher priorities in the Decadal Survey than the Navigator program for interferometry technology and exoplanet-finding research. Due to the increased costs of these higher priority missions and constraints to the science budget, NASA cannot afford to carry out the objectives for the Navigator program as originally proposed several years ago. The Committee strongly urges NASA to reformulate the Navigator program toward a smaller, medium-class satellite development program to search for Earth-like planets around nearby stars while still maintaining the majority of the Decadal Survey priorities for exoplanet research. Aeronautics.—The Committee is concerned with the steady decline in the aeronautics research and technology request. Even more alarming, NASA’s budget projections indicate that this trend will continue. The Committee is committed to the research NASA conducts in aeronautics, and to the benefits, both in terms of safety and economics, that will be made available to the public through NASA-led research. National Technology Transfer Center.—Within the funds provided for Innovative Partnership Programs, the Committee provides the full budget request of $2,500,000 for the continued operations of the NASA National Technology Transfer Center. Education.—NASA has a long history of supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematical [STEM] education. This support reaches all levels of education from K–12 to graduate level. For NASA to embark on its vision for exploration there must exist a general workforce that is technically skilled as well as a wide range of scientists and engineers for NASA to draw upon. This will require exciting young minds in the areas of science, and then sus- taining this excitement through college and beyond. To help accomplish this task, NASA has dedicated funds toward many education activities. The Committee directs, to the extent possible, that education funds within this account address the education needs of women, minorities, and other historically underrepresented groups. Classroom of the Future.—The Committee has provided the full budget request for the Classroom of the Future, which focuses on 111 educational research, curriculum design, teacher development and educational outreach in the STEM disciplines. Museums, Science Centers, and Planetariums.—The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for a competitive grant program as authorized by section 616 of Public Law 109–155. Congressionally Directed Projects.—Within the amounts made available under this heading, the Committee recommends funding for the following directed programs and directs NASA to refrain from charging any administrative expenses to these projects:

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Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL, for science and education programming for $300,000 Durbin teachers and students. Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, to provide a comprehensive, diverse, and 750,000 Shelby flexible pool of talent at lower labor rates in the civil service environment to facilitate research and development, studies and analyses of all areas of higher temperature advanced materials research and development. Alliance for NanoHealth, Houston, TX, to facilitate the translation of 1,000,000 Hutchison nanotechnology from the laboratory to clinical practice. Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences in Fayetteville, AR, for re- 300,000 Lincoln, Pryor search and technology. Chesapeake Information Based Aeronautics Consortium, Maryland, for a partner- 4,000,000 Mikulski, Cardin ship of Morgan State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Bowie State University, MD, for continued aviation safety research and development. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, to acquire a new PET/CT scanner as 300,000 Allard, Salazar a resource for clinical examinations of veterinary teaching hospital patients and therapy planning for radiation oncology patients. Connecticut State University, City of New Britian, CT, for an initiative to bring 150,000 Dodd, Lieberman greater awareness of mechanical engineering and aerospace disciplines to disadvantaged high school students. Flight Research Training Center, Roswell, NM, for program to detect, mitigate 2,000,000 Domenici and recover from loss of control accidents in aircraft. Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, for the West Michigan Science and 150,000 Levin, Stabenow Technology Institute’s Biosciences Research and Commercialization Project. Gulf Coast Exploreum, Mobile, AL, to stimulate increased enrollment in engi- 250,000 Shelby neering, mathematics, and science in Alabama’s universities by instructing and inspiring K–12 students in the fundamentals and application of these fields. Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, to investigate the effect of land manage- 500,000 Craig, Crapo ment decisions on rangeland health and compare similar areas to quantify the role of management decisions. Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo, HI, for operations ...... 1,500,000 Inouye Institute for NanoBio Technology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, for 2,000,000 Mikulski breakthrough research in nano-bio technologies. Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, for a tool for educators to allow 250,000 Shelby their students to reach their full potential through participation in exciting hands on projects. The projects are dynamic in scope and are structured to be less time restrictive on the classroom schedule and the educator though self-directed curriculum. Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, Houston, TX, to bring extensive 500,000 Hutchison learning opportunities to teachers, students and youth organizations throughout our Nation utilizing educational technology with Web casting, two-way videoconferencing and the Internet. The program seeks to inspire the next generation of explorers that would otherwise never have the opportunity to experience space exploration. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to produce a common intelligent 2,000,000 Shelby sensor module through the near-term development of the sensor technologies and integration algorithms necessary for on-orbit assembly and other AR&D missions. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to develop a cost effective nuclear 2,150,000 Shelby power system to support the long-range objectives of NASA for missions to the moon, to Mars and to deep space. 112

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Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to help NASA/MSFC accomplish its 2,000,000 Shelby current and future missions by providing critical information on composite materials as they relate to the NASA space exploration programs. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to provide a secure, retrievable 1,200,000 Shelby storage solution for Marshall’s Data Center that will meet all Presidential Di- rectives. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to provide critical, breakthrough 1,500,000 Shelby technology to NASA for materials development, testing, and safety improvements to the Space Shuttle and Ares launch systems. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to support the ongoing technology 500,000 Shelby maturation program for liquid oxygen/liquid methane propulsion technology. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, to support NASA-related composites train- 2,500,000 Byrd ing at the Composites Technology and Training Institute in Bridgeport, WV. Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Baltimore, MD, 4,000,000 Mikulski, Cardin for continued construction of a broadband link between the Wallops Island Flight Facility and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL, for a program will focus on increas- 300,000 Shelby ing interest and aptitude in the science fields in K–12 students through hands-on activities that will serve as an extension of the classrooms. Teach- er training will also play a major role. Mid-Atlantic Cooperative, Danville, VA, for installation of broadband on the 2,000,000 Warner, Webb Eastern Shore of Virginia. Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space Technology, Pocomoke City, MD, for UAV testing 250,000 Mikulski and certification. Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, VA, for infrastructure improve- 250,000 Mikulski ments to launch facilities. NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, for computer operations and improve- 1,000,000 Hutchison ments. National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law, University, MS, to pro- 3,000,000 Cochran vide legal research and outreach on critical space and aviation law issues. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, for the Southern New Mexico 200,000 Bingaman Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy for a space education program to meet the math and science learning needs of under-rep- resented K–12 students. Pittsburgh Engineering Initiatives, Pittsburgh, PA, to further development of re- 300,000 Casey generative treatments for astronauts. Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester, NY, for a Integrated Sensing Sys- 200,000 Schumer, Clinton tems Testbed (ISST) to develop, demonstrate, and validate advanced techniques for situational awareness. Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, Enhancement of K–12 1,000,000 Bond teaching and learning of sciences, math, and technology among schools, teachers, and students. Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL, for the development of laboratory- 1,500,000 Shelby based test methods and test standards for coupon and component level characterization; development of subcomponent testing capabilities for material, component and system characterization; development and qualification of modeling and simulation techniques for these applications; and development of an integrated modeling and testing approach for evaluation and op- timization of new material concepts. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, for immunology research that will com- 1,000,000 Bond plement NASA research on the immune system in microgravity. Stennis Space Center, MS, to continue a longstanding technology/industry part- 4,000,000 Cochran nership in assisting in transitioning space technologies into the commercial sector. Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, to support infrastructure im- 3,000,000 Cochran provements for Crew Exploration Vehicle testing. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, for ongoing applied polymer technology re- 500,000 Landrieu, Vitter search and development that links NASA with Louisiana’s polymer industry and the State’s academic polymer research programs. U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL, for completion of a long overdue 500,000 Shelby update for the museum and exhibits will provide a more stimulating and effective presentation of the history of our nation’s space exploration efforts and will serve to stimulate increased interest in science and technology. 113

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University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, to provide research that will 2,000,000 Shelby provide both fundamental insight into the combustion behavior of this fuel with liquid oxygen which will assist in realizing its full performance potential and will train the next generation of propulsion scientists and engineers who will work for or support NASA in implementing the chosen engine designs. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, to conduct the fundamental and applied 600,000 Shelby research needed to develop effective near-space technologies for station- keeping. University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, to continue the establish- 500,000 Feinstein ment of the Center at NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, for technology that assists trauma vic- 1,300,000 McConnell tims without immediate access to emergency medical care, including astronauts. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, for environmental remote sens- 2,000,000 Mikulski ing. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, for the Maryland Institute for Dextrous 3,000,000 Mikulski Robotics for the creation of a new generation robotic technology for space exploration. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, to help establish a degree program 2,000,000 Ben Nelson in space and telecommunications law. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, to improve the use of geospatial 750,000 Harkin, Grassley data by State and local governments. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, for the UVM Center for Advanced Com- 2,000,000 Leahy puting. Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium at the University of North Dakota, Grand 3,000,000 Dorgan, Conrad Forks, ND, to help make data received from NASA satellite images accessible to the public for management decisions. Utah State University Research Foundation, Logan, UT, To develop a modern in- 500,000 Bennett frared calibration capability for current and future remote sensing instru- ments. Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV, to expand the reach of the HealtheWV 3,000,000 Byrd program, an electronic medical records system. Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, to improve facilities and equipment at the 350,000 Brownback National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP), which provides shared-database methodology addressing material, structural, manufacturing, and repair qualification processes for use of affordable polymeric composite materials in commercial and military applications.

EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $6,145,594,000 Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ...... 20,000,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 6,791,700,000 Committee recommendation ...... 6,792,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $6,792,000,000 for Ex- ploration Capabilities. The recommendation is $646,406,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $300,000 above the Presi- dent’s request. Bill language is included to provide: $4,007,760,000 for Space Shuttle operations; and $2,238,610,000 for Space Station operations. Bill language also includes the following limitation on funds: $862,200,000 for center management and operations; $263,700,000 for corporate and general administrative costs; and $263,700,000 for institutional investments. NASA’s Exploration Capabilities [EC] account provides funding for the Space Operations Mission Directorate. The Space Oper- ations Mission Directorate includes International Space Station [ISS], Space Shuttle Program, and Space and Flight Support. 114 The EC appropriation includes both the direct and the indirect costs supporting the Space Operations Mission Directorate, and provides for all of the research; development; operations; salaries and related expenses; design, repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities and construction of new facilities; maintenance, and operation of facilities; and other general and administrative activities supporting the EC programs. [In millions of dollars]

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Exploration Capabilities Total ...... 6,792.00

Space Shuttle ...... 4,007.76 Business Management ...... 81.43 External Tank ...... 383.55 Extravehicular Activity ...... 26 Flight Crew Operations ...... 107.23 Flight Hardware Transition/Retirement ...... 73.54 Flight Operations and Integration ...... 63.86 Flight Software ...... 137.68 Landing Operations ...... 3.76 Launch and Landing ...... 957.60 Management and Integration ...... 38.13 Mission Directorate Support [SSP] ...... 10.54 Mission Operations ...... 289.65 Orbiter ...... 625.52 Propulsion Systems Engineering and Integration ...... 23.83 Reusable Solid Rocket Motor ...... 451.87 Safety and Mission Assurance ...... 37.43 Severance and Retention ...... 14.71 Solid Rocket Booster [SRB] ...... 188.69 Space Life Sciences ...... 15.43 Space Shuttle Main Engine [SSME] ...... 293.82 Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems Integration ...... 25.20 Space Shuttle Safety and Sustainability ...... 4.10 SSME Test Support ...... 40.67 SSP Closed Accounts ...... 1.23 SSP Contract Administration ...... 31.87 Systems Engineering and Integration ...... 106.16

International Space Station ...... 2,238.61 ISS Cargo Crew Services ...... 122.57 Flight Hardware ...... 61.15 Node 3 ...... 15 ISS Operations Program Integtration ...... 292.66 Mission Directorate Support (ISS) ...... 11.91 ISS Contract Administration ...... 7.23 ISS Spacecraft Operations ...... 1,087.86 ISS Launch and Mission Operations ...... 518.39 Multi-User System Support (MUSS) ...... 136.69

Space and Flight Support (SFS) ...... 545.63

Space Communications ...... 371.38 Space Communication Project ...... 187.77 Space Communications Contract Administration ...... 1.10 TDRS Continuation ...... 182.51

Launch Services ...... 110.12 LSP Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Payload ...... 2.00 Launch Services Project ...... 107.04 Launch Services Contract Administration ...... 1.08 115

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Rocket Propulsion Testing ...... 51.32

Crew Health and Safety ...... 12.81 Space Shuttle.—The Shuttle remains the cornerstone of our Na- tion’s heavy launch capability and is critical to the future of the ISS and scientific research. The future of the ISS, and other U.S. manned space flight missions for the rest of the decade are contin- gent upon having a working Shuttle fleet that is safe and reliable throughout the remaining years of the shuttle program. The Committee recommends $4,007,760,000 for the Shuttle. Funds provided are to be dedicated solely to Shuttle funding needs. International Space Station.—The Committee has provided the full requested amount of $2,238,610,000 for the International Space Station [ISS]. The ISS is a research and technology test bed in low Earth orbit in which United States and International astronauts conduct scientific and technological investigations in a space environment. The ISS supports scientific research for human space exploration, as well as other research that can only be conducted in space but requires the presence of humans in space. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Appropriations, 2007 ...... $32,224,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 34,600,000 Committee recommendation ...... 34,600,000 The Committee recommendation provides the full budget request of $34,600,000 for the Office of Inspector General [IG]. The recommendation is $2,376,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. The IG was established by the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Office is responsible for providing agencywide audits and investigative functions to identify and correct management and administrative deficiencies which create conditions for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Budget Justifications.—The Committee continues to be disappointed in the lack of detail provided in NASA’s fiscal year 2008 congressional budget justification document. Budget justifications are critical to the Committee’s ability to make informed decisions concerning the administration’s funding requests and must be submitted in a format with the greatest level of detail possible. There- fore, the Committee has included bill language that stipulates the minimum acceptable details for each fiscal year budget submission. NASA shall submit to the Committee, no later than October 15, 2007, a template for its fiscal year 2009 budget justification document that complies with this direction. For fiscal year 2009 and each year thereafter, the Committee directs NASA to include the out-year budget impacts in all reprogramming requests. Future operating plans, reprogramming requests, and all budget resubmissions also shall include a separate 116 accounting of all program/mission reserves and impacts on estimated carry over funds. Reprogrammings.—In previous years, NASA has chosen to make major programmatic decisions through comprehensive operating plans. While such changes are allowed, it is the view of the Com- mittee that this should not be a regular occurrence. Instead, after an initial operating plan has been submitted, individual reprogramming letters should be utilized for minor adjustments in programs as they arise and only in exceptional circumstances should comprehensive measures be taken. Any reprogramming or operating plan request submitted to the Committee shall contain a detailed explanation of where each adjustment of funds is proposed to be taken from and the exact destination of those funds. Contract Costs.—The Committee is concerned that NASA has not utilized independent cost verification early in the process of esti- mating costs for its programs and missions, or in assessing the appropriate funding levels of sole-source contracts. In allocating resources for current and future needs, effective cost estimation is crucial. NASA is directed to incorporate independent cost verification as part of the process by which contracts are selected and monitored. Utilization of independent cost verification shall be used as a guide for assessing when costs have exceeded expecta- tions and to help identify projects for termination. Once again the Committee directs NASA that it shall notify, in writing, the Committee 30 days prior to allocating funds, modi- fying, or extending existing contracts that are in excess of 15 percent of the original contract value. Within this notification NASA shall also justify the additional expenditure of funds, and NASA shall identify the source of any necessary additional funds. It is ab- solutely critical that NASA be able to control the costs of its activities. The Committee notes with interest that it has received no such notifications over the past 2 years. Therefore, the Committee directs NASA to provide the Committee a report, no later than 45 days after enactment, providing the original baseline amount and schedule for all current programs with a life cycle cost of $100,000,000 or more, as well as the current baseline amount, con- fidence level, and schedule for the same programs. The Committee reiterates the bill-wide direction of annual reviews by GAO. NASA shall provide access to all necessary data, as determined by GAO, in order for the reviews to be completed and provided in a timely manner to the Committee. As these reviews will be recurring, NASA shall provide appropriate office space for GAO staff to conduct their reviews.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $5,917,165,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 6,429,000,000 Committee recommendation ...... 6,553,400,000 The Committee recommendation provides $6,553,400,000. The recommendation is $636,235,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $124,400,000 above the budget request. The National Science Foundation [NSF] was established as an independent agency by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (Public Law 81–507) and is authorized to support research 117 and education programs that promote the progress of science and engineering in the United States. The Foundation supports research and education in all major scientific and engineering disciplines through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other forms of assistance in all parts of the United States. The Foundation also supports unique, large-scale research facilities and international facilities. NSF is the principal Federal agency charged with promoting science and engineering education from pre-kindergarten through career development. This helps ensure that the United States has world-class scientists, mathematicians and engineers, and well-prepared citizens for today and the future. In today’s global economy, continued progress in science and engineering and the transfer of the knowledge developed is vital if the United States is to maintain its competitiveness. NSF is at the leading edge of the research and discoveries that will create the jobs and technologies of the future. The Committee is fully supportive of the American Competitive- ness Initiative [ACI]. The funding levels anticipated for NSF will certainly provide the vital funding that will broaden the Nation’s understanding in fundamental science disciplines. However, the Committee feels that the ACI neglects the education work NSF does in support of research across the country. Broadening participation to underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities, in the sciences will only further the goals of the ACI as proposed in the budget request. The Committee reiterates its long-standing requirement that NSF request reprogrammings when initiating new programs or activities or reorganizing components. The Committee expects to be notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than the above-mentioned amount if such actions would have the effect of changing the agency’s funding requirements in future years, or if programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee’s reports are affected. RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $4,665,950,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 5,131,690,000 Committee recommendation ...... 5,156,090,000 The Committee recommendation provides $5,156,090,000 The recommendation is $490,140,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $24,400,000 above the budget request. The Research and Related Activities appropriation addresses the Foundation’s three strategic goals: people—developing a diverse, internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well-prepared citizens; ideas—enabling discovery across the frontiers of science and engineering, connected to learning, innovation, and service to society; and tools—providing broadly accessible, state-of-the-art science and engineering facilities and shared research and education tools. Research activities will contribute to the achievement of these outcomes through expansion of the knowledge base; integration of research and education; stim- ulation of knowledge transfer among academia and public and private sectors; and international activities, and will bring the per- spectives of many disciplines to bear on complex problems impor- 118 tant to the Nation. The Foundation’s discipline-oriented Research and Related Activities account include: Biological Sciences; Com- puter and Information Science and Engineering; Engineering; Geo- sciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; U.S. Polar Research Programs; U.S. Ant- arctica Logistical Support Activities; and Integrative Activities. The Committee is aware of several new and ongoing NSF initiatives that address priorities outlined in the National Academies ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’ report and to promote research that will drive innovation, and competitiveness. The Com- mittee supports NSF’s targeted programs in cyberinfrastructure, engineering, mathematics, and the computing and physical sciences. Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation.—The Committee is supportive of the new NSF initiative in Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation [CDI]. This initiative aims to explore radically new concepts, approaches, and tools at the intersection of computational and physical or biological worlds to address such challenges. The rapidly emerging world of petascale computers—operating at 1 quadrillion calculations per second—massive data flows, and enormous databases pose exceptional challenges that require capabilities well beyond those available today. The Committee funds this initiative at the requested amount of $52,000,000. Nanotechnology.—Nanotechnology is an emerging field of immense promise, with ramifications for manufacturing, medicine, and next-generation computing. NSF has been the lead agency for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, and will continue to contribute to this important emerging technology. The Committee recommends the full funding level of $389,900,000 for nanotechnology. The Committee is pleased about the Foundation’s new multidisci- plinary focus on fundamental research on the environmental, health, and safety impacts of nanomaterials. The Committee has funded a similar effort focused on measurements and reference materials at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and directs the NSF to collaborate with NIST in this emerging field. Ocean Research.—Understanding the interactions between society and the ocean is vital to ensuring a clean, healthy, and stable ocean environment. The budget request identifies significant research challenges needed to understand ocean dynamics, forecast ocean events, and manage ocean resources. The Committee provides $18,400,000 above the request to research into the complex dynamics that control and regulate marine ecosystem processes; the variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; the response of coastal ecosystems to extreme and abrupt events; and the development of new sensors to improve ocean observations. The Committee expects the Foundation to work closely with NOAA’s lead on this effort to ensure a robust and effective Federal effort in this area. EPSCoR.—The Committee recommendation includes an additional $10,470,000 for EPSCOR, which has the mission to strengthen research and education throughout the United States and to avoid undue concentration of such research and education. Integrated Activities.—No funding is provided for the Science and Technology Policy Institute/Radius. This function would be better 119 addressed in the Office of Science and Technology Polity’s budget request. The Committee recommends the requested amount of $52,740,000 for the operations of the National Radio Astronomy Observatories. The operations, maintenance, and development of new instrumentation at the Very Large Array, the Very Long Base- line Array, and the Green Bank Telescope allow these world-class facilities to provide valuable research into the origins of the universe. The Office of International Science and Engineering [OISE] has worked to ensure that U.S. researchers are involved with leading research across the globe. As research becomes more collaborative—with partnerships reaching across nations, the work of this office—identifying research opportunities around the globe—will grow. The Committee supports the fiscal year 2008 funding request for OISE in order to keep U.S. research at the forefront of global science.

MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $190,881,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 244,740,000 Committee recommendation ...... 244,740,000 The Committee recommendation provides $244,740,000. The recommendation is $53,859,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The major research equipment and facilities construction appropriation supports the acquisition, procurement, construction, and commissioning of unique national research platforms and facilities as well as major research equipment. Projects supported by this appropriation will push the boundaries of technology and offer significant expansion of opportunities, often in new directions, for the science and engineering community. Preliminary design and development activities, on-going operations, and maintenance costs of the facilities are provided through the research and related activities appropriation account. The Committee recommendation includes funding at the requested level for the following six ongoing projects; the Atacama Large Millimeter Array [ALMA]; the IceCube Neutrino Observ- atory; the National Ecological Observatory Network [NEON]; the Ocean’s Observatories Initiative [OOI]; for South Pole Station Mod- ernization; and the Alaska Regional Research Vessel [ARRV], which shall be home-ported in the same location as the vessel it is replacing, the Alpha Helix. The Committee also provides $32,750,000 for the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory [AdvLIGO], a gravitational wave observatory that will improve by a factor of 10 the sensitivity of current earth- based facilities.

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $796,693,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 750,600,000 Committee recommendation ...... 850,600,000 120 The Committee recommendation provides $850,600,000. The recommendation is $53,907,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $100,000,000 above the budget request. The education and human resources appropriation supports a comprehensive set of programs across all levels of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM]. The appropriation supports activities that unite school districts with institutions of higher learning to improve precollege education. Other precollege activities include the development of the next generation of precollege STEM education leaders; instructional materials; and the STEM instructional workforce. Undergraduate activities support curriculum, laboratory, and instructional improvement; expand the STEM talent pool; attract STEM participants to teaching; augment advanced technological education at 2-year colleges; and develop dissemination tools. Graduate support is directed to research and teaching fellowships and traineeships and instructional workforce improvement by linking precollege systems with higher education. Programs also seek to broaden the participation of groups underrepresented in the STEM enterprise, build State and regional capacity to compete successfully for research funding, and promote informal science education. Ongoing evaluation efforts and research on learning strengthen the base for these programs. The Committee strongly encourages NSF to continue support for undergraduate science and engineering education. At a time when enrollment in STEM fields of study continues to decline, it is important that NSF use its position to support students working towards degrees in these areas. Creating a strong science and engineering workforce for the future is vital to maintaining the Nation’s competitive edge. As the recent National Academies Report ‘‘Above the Gathering Storm,’’ and before that, the Hart-Rudman report on ‘‘Road Map for Na- tional Security: Imperative for Change’’ so illustratively point out— the future of U.S. competitiveness rests on our ability to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. Given the demands of our knowledge-based economy, the United States needs to increase the number and diversity of our scientific and technical workforce and facilitate an understanding of basic scientific principles among non-scientists. For this reason, the Com- mittee has focused on a set of NSF programs that relate to education and training at all levels of math and science education. The Committee recommendation provides $25,000,000 for the The Robert Noyce Scholarship program, aimed at promoting the development of a world-class math and science teaching corps. Im- proving undergraduate education is a key to increasing the Amer- ican technological workforce, improving overall science literacy, and strengthening K–12 math and science education. The Noyce program provides scholarships to math and science majors in return for a commitment to becoming a K–12 mathematics and sciences teachers. The Committee recommendation provides $75,000,000 for the Math and Science Partnership program, which is an important asset in providing improved math and science education by partnering local school districts with faculty of colleges and universities. Traditional approaches to science, technology, engineering, 121 and mathematics education does not take full advantage of communications technologies, new concepts and tools, and convergence among disciplines. Yet, recent analysis of NSF’s Math and Science Partnership program showed that participating elementary, mid- dle-and high-school students improved in mathematics and science proficiency over the 3-year survey period. Projects in the current MSP portfolio are expected to impact more than 141,000 science and mathematics teachers and 4.2 million students in 550 local school districts. The Committee recommendation provides $15,000,000 for the NSF Academies for Young Scientists program which funds programs that will create, implement, evaluate, and disseminate effective models to attract K–8 students to, prepare them for, and retain them in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [STEM] disciplines, leading to an increase in the pool of students continuing in STEM coursework in high school and considering careers in STEM fields. To address the importance of broadening science and technology participation is of concern to the Committee and the recommendation provides funding amounts for the following programs: $37,200,000 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities—Un- dergraduate Program [HBCU–UP]; $50,000,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program; and $40,000,000 for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe- matics Talent Expansion program. AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT Appropriations, 2007 ...... $248,245,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 285,590,000 Committee recommendation ...... 285,590,000 The Committee recommendation provides $285,590,000. The recommendation is $37,345,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The salaries and expenses appropriation provides funds for staff salaries, benefits, travel, training, rent, advisory and assistance services, communications and utilities expenses, supplies, equipment, and other operating expenses necessary for management of the National Science Foundation’s [NSF] research and education activities. The Committee reiterates its long-standing interest in improving the outreach functions of the National Science Foundation, and the importance of conveying to the taxpayer the importance, and relevance, of scientific research. In order for science to be supported by the public, in must be communicated to them clearly. The Com- mittee would request that the Foundation tap their Public Affairs office for an increased role in communicating science broadly to the public by making complex science issues relevant and easily under- stood. Additionally, the Committee would like to see the office take on a larger role in the important aspect of educating and training NSF grant recipients on communicating effectively the importance of their taxpayer supported work. The Committee directs the Foun- dation to report back to the Committee within 90 days after the enactment of this act on how best their Public Affairs office might 122 take on this increasingly important function, including any potential cost implications. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD Appropriations, 2007 ...... $3,969,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 4,030,000 Committee recommendation ...... 4,030,000 The Committee recommendation provides $4,030,000. The recommendation is $61,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The National Science Board is the governing body of the National Science Foundation. The Board is composed of 24 members, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Board is also charged with serving as an independent adviser to the President and Congress on policy matters related to science and engineering research and education. The Committee is aware of some major management issues within the Board’s day-to-day operations. The Committee, for nearly a decade, has taken a keen interest in the relationship and interplay between the Board and the agency, and has strengthened the inde- pendence of the NSB. However, it is clear that the day-to-day management structure and leadership is not serving the Board, or the interests of the Committee. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Appropriations, 2007 ...... $11,427,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 12,350,000 Committee recommendation ...... 12,350,000 The Committee recommendation provides $12,350,000. The recommendation is $923,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and the same as the budget request. The Office of Inspector General appropriation provides audit and investigation functions to identify and correct deficiencies that could create potential instances of fraud, waste, or mismanagement. The funds provided will allow the OIG to further its efforts in several priority areas that pose the greatest risk to the agency: financial management, acquisition, information technology, human capital, award administration, awardee financial accountability and compliance, and the management of agency programs and projects. TITLE IV RELATED AGENCIES

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $8,972,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 8,800,000 Committee recommendation ...... 9,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $9,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights. The recommendation is $28,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $200,000 above the budget request.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $328,746,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 327,748,000 Committee recommendation ...... 378,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $378,000,000. The recommendation is $49,254,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $50,272,000 above the budget request. The Committee is concerned over the rising backlog of charges of employment discrimination at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC]. The EEOC estimates that it will have a backlog of over 50,000 complaints in fiscal year 2008, and that it will take an average of 2 years to reach an initial decision on a com- plaint. The Committee’s recommended funding levels will result in an increase in resources to the field, where the vast majority of the agency’s work gets done. The Committee recommends that the National Contact Center be discontinued after the pilot contract ends, in light of the findings contained in the June 29, 2006 Inspector General report on the subject. The Inspector General report concludes that the NCC, as presently operated, is not effective. It found that the NCC handled 269,693 calls, far lower than the 1.2 million calls projected by the EEOC and estimates that the NCC saves the time equivalent of 6.71 full-time equivalent employees. These conclusions make clear that the Contact Center is not serving more people, or to the EEOC’s overall cost efficiencies. No funds provided in this act may be used to support the National Contact Center. The Committee directs the Inspector General to submit, within 90 days of enactment of this act, an evaluation of the impact the EEOC’s repositioning plan has had on the delivery of core services. The report should include an evaluation of cost savings attributable to the repositioning, and the impact that the repositioning has had (123) 124 on the EEOC’s capacity to deter, detect, and litigate violations of the Nation’s civil rights laws.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $61,950,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 67,100,000 Committee recommendation ...... 68,400,000 The Committee recommendation provides $68,400,000. The recommendation is $6,450,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and the same as the budget request. The ITC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency responsible for conducting trade-related investigations, providing Congress and the President with independent technical advice relating to United States international trade policy. The increased funding will allow the Commission to address pressing hiring needs in the area of intellectual property caseload.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Appropriations, 2007 ...... $348,578,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 310,860,000 Committee recommendation ...... 390,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $390,000,000. The recommendation is $41,422,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $79,140,000 above the budget request. The Committee recommendation provides $372,000,000 for basic field programs, to be used for competitively awarded grants and contracts, $13,000,000 for management and administration, $37,000,000 for client self-help and information technology, $3,200,000 for the Office of the Inspector General. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The Committee recommendation continues the administrative provisions contained in the fiscal year 1998 appropriations act (Public Law 105–119) regarding operation of this program to provide basic legal services to disadvantaged individuals and the restrictions on the use of Legal Services Corporation [LSC] funds. Grantees must agree not to engage in litigation and related activities with respect to a variety of matters including: (1) redis- tricting; (2) class action suits; (3) representation of illegal aliens; (4) political activities; (5) collection of attorney fees; (6) abortion; (7) prisoner litigation; (8) welfare reform; (9) representation of charged drug dealers during eviction proceedings; and (10) solicitation of clients. The exception to the restrictions occurs in a case where there is imminent threat of physical harm to the client or prospective client remains in place. The manner in which the LSC grantees are audited through contracts with certified public accountants for financial and compliance audits are continued, along with the provisions on recompeti- tion and debarment. 125 The Committee recognizes that the Legal Service Corporation [LSC] current percentage locality pay represents reasonable compensation for LSC officers and employees. The Committee expects that any locality pay will continue to be paid at that percentage.

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $2,896,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 2,299,000 Committee recommendation ...... 3,000,000 The Committee recommendation provides $3,000,000. The recommendation is $104,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $701,000 above the budget request. The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals provide oversight and recommend actions on domestic and international topics to advance policies and provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Commission provides precise, up-to-date scientific information to Congress on issues related to the safety of marine mammals. Over the past three decades the marine mammal conservation issues have expanded to include climate change, direct and indirect fishery interactions, exposure to hazardous material, noise, disease, dangerous algal blooms, oil and gas production, coastal development, and other issues posing a risk to marine mammals and ecosystems. With these ever growing responsibilities the Committee recommends $3,000,000, an increase of $104,000 above the current year level to cover the costs of inflation, and for necessary expenses including the hiring of one full-time equivalent [FTE] to help ensure the Commission meets its responsibilities. This increase will allow the Commission to address a variety of challenges including climate change and the continued study of endangered species. In addition to continuing the primary issues described above the Commission will also pursue a number of projects including, but not limited to, completing a report on Federal spending for marine mammal research over the past three decades, reviewing cumulative effects of risk factors on marine mammals, and the continu- ance of work with National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service to assess issues related to marine mammal and fishery interactions. The Committee supports the Commission’s efforts to pursue this work in addition to continuing those activities necessary to meet its statutory responsibilities critical to the safety of marine animals and marine ecosystems.

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $44,207,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... 44,407,000 Committee recommendation ...... 47,800,000 The Committee recommendation provides $47,800,000 for the Of- fice of the United States Trade Representative [USTR]. The recommendation is $3,593,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and the same as the budget request. 126 The USTR is responsible for developing and leading international negotiations for the United States on policies regarding international trade, direct investment, and commodities. Its areas of responsibility include all matters relating to the World Trade Organi- zation, trade, commodity, and direct investment matters dealt with by certain international institutions; industrial, agricultural and services trade policy; and trade-related protection of intellectual property and the environment. The Committee believes strongly in fair global trade. Trade agreements that have been agreed to should be rigorously enforced to ensure that American industries are not cheated by unscrupu- lous trading partners. The Committee recommendation includes additional resources for the USTR and directs that these resources be directed to fill vacancies within enforcement functions and that priority areas within enforcement include intellectual property rights and China. World Trade Organization.—The Committee is aware of the World Trade Organization [WTO] Appellate Body’s January 16, 2003, ruling regarding the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (Public Law 106–387). The Committee directs USTR, in consultation with the Department of Commerce, to continue to negotiate within the WTO to seek express recognition of the existing right of WTO members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties. The agency shall consult with and provide regular reports to the Senate Committee on Appropria- tions on this matter every 60 days. In addition, the Committee directs that negotiations be conducted within the WTO consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210, to maintain strong U.S. trade remedies laws, prevent overreaching by WTO Panels and the WTO Appellate Body, and prevent the creation of obligations never negotiated or agreed to by the United States.

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2007 ...... $3,455,000 Budget estimate, 2008 ...... Committee recommendation ...... 3,500,000 The Committee recommendation provides $3,500,000. The recommendation is $45,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. The budget request did not include funding for this account. The Institute was created in 1984 to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in State courts. TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS The Committee recommends the following general provisions for the departments, agencies and commissions funded in the accompanying bill. Section 501 requires agencies to provide quarterly reports regarding unobligated balances. Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in the act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current year unless expressly provided. Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any appropriation contained in the act for any consulting service through procurement contracts shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public in- spection except where otherwise provided under existing law or under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. Section 504 provides for severability should a provision of this act be found to be unconstitutional. Section 505(a) stipulates Committee policy concerning the reprogramming of funds. Section 505(a) prohibits the reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates offices or employees; (5) reorganizes or re- names offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or activity presently performed by Federal employees unless the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified 15 days in advance. Section 505(b) prohibits a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress unless the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified 15 days in advance. Section 506 prohibits construction, repair, overhaul, conversion, or modernization of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion ships outside of the United States. Section 507 provides for a penalty for persons found to have falsely mislabeled products. Section 508 requires agencies and departments funded in this act to absorb any necessary costs related to downsizing or consolidation within the amounts provided to the agency or department. (127) 128 Section 509 limits the availability of funds for tobacco promotion. Section 510 prohibits a user fee from being charged for background checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–159) and prohibits implementation of a background check system that does not require and result in the immediate destruction of certain information. Section 511 delays obligation of some receipts deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. Section 512 provides that none of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. Section 513 limits transfers of funds between agencies. Section 514 directs the Secretary of Commerce, with the consent of the President, to have lead responsibility for negotiating treaties concerning fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles. Section 515 requires that any funds proposed to be used by agencies funded under this act to implement certain initiatives shall be subject to the provisions of this section and section 505 of this act. Section 516 requires Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration, and the National Science Foundation to conduct reviews of activities funded in this act; prohibits the use of funds for certain banquests and conferences; and requires certifications regarding conflicts of interest. Section 517 states none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this act may be used to issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. Section 518 requires notification to the Committee in the event of cost overruns. Section 519 prohibits the use of funds to support or justify the use of torture. Section 520 limits reprogrammings and transfers after June 30 to extraordinary circumstance. Section 521 includes authorizing funds appropriated for intelligence activities for the Department of Justice during fiscal year 2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Section 522 requires all Office of Inspector Generals funded under this act to forward copies of all audit reports to the Com- mittee immediately after they are issued and to immediately make the Committee aware of any review that recommends cancellation of, or modification to, any major acquisition project or grant, or that recommends significant budgetary savings. The Office of In- spector Generals funded under this act are directed to withhold from public distribution for a period of 15 days any final audit or investigation report, that was requested by the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Section 523 provides that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cov- ering harassment based on religion. 129 Section 524 requires notification of awards prior to public an- nouncement. Section 525 prohibits any involuntary reduction in force for any NASA center during fiscal year 2007. Section 526 modifies NASA’s enhanced use lease authority. Section 527 limits EEOC litigation. TITLE V RESCISSIONS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

(RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $10,000,000 in this account. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $41,000,000 in this account.

DETENTION TRUSTEE

(RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $135,000,000 in this account.

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

(RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $240,000,000 from unobligated balances in this account.

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANTS

(RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $87,500,000 from unobligated balances in this account.

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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (RESCISSION) The recommendation includes a rescission of $37,500,000 from unobligated balances in this account. COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify items of appropriation not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. The Committee recommends funding for the following programs or activities that currently lack an authorization for fiscal year 2008, either in whole or in part, and therefore fall under this rule: Department Of Commerce: Economic Development Administration International Trade Administration Bureau of Industry and Security National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research and Facilities National Ocean Service National Marine Fisheries Service Procurement, Acquisition and Construction National Ocean Service National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientific and Technical Research and Services Industrial Technology Services Construction of Research Facilities National Telecommunications and Information Administration Salaries and Expenses Department of Justice: General Legal Activities Vaccine Injury Compensation Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance Programs: Nat’l Institute of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics RISS Crime Victims Fund Management and Administration Juvenile Justice Programs Juvenile Justice Programs Part A—Coordination of Federal Efforts—Management Part B—State Formula—Delinquency Prevention Part E—Challenge Grants—Demonstration Projects Juvenile Mentoring Program Tribal Youth Gang Prevention Victims of Child Abuse Programs Community Oriented Policing Services (132) 133 COPS Hiring Program Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Tribal Law Enforcement COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability Criminal Records Upgrade DNA Backlog Reduction/Crime Labs Offender Reentry Training and Technical Assistance State and Local Law Enforcement Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program [JAG] Boys and Girls Clubs State and Local Antiterrorism Training [SLATT] Discretionary Grants Prescription Drug Monitoring Indian Programs Tribal Courts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Indian Prison Grants Telemarketing Fraud Drug Courts Related Agencies: National Science Foundation Commission on Civil Rights International Trade Commission Payment to the Legal Services Corporation Marine Mammal Commission Office of the U.S. Trade Representative COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 28, 2007, the Committee ordered reported en bloc: an original bill (S. 1745) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and authorized the chairman of the committee or the chairman of the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill as a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure; an original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, and authorized the chairman of the committee or the chairman of the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill as a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure; and H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Depart- ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; with each bill subject to amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 28–1, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 134

Yeas Nays Chairman Byrd Mr. Brownback Mr. Inouye Mr. Leahy Mr. Harkin Ms. Mikulski Mr. Kohl Mrs. Murray Mr. Dorgan Mrs. Feinstein Mr. Durbin Mr. Johnson Ms. Landrieu Mr. Reed Mr. Lautenberg Mr. Nelson Mr. Cochran Mr. Stevens Mr. Specter Mr. Domenici Mr. Bond Mr. McConnell Mr. Shelby Mr. Gregg Mr. Bennett Mr. Craig Mrs. Hutchison Mr. Allard Mr. Alexander COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Paragraph 12 of the rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by the Committee.’’ In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing law proposed to be made by this bill are shown as follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE * * * * * * * 135 CHAPTER 45—EMERGENCY LOAN GUARANTEES TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES * * * * * * * § 1841. Emergency Loan Guarantee Board; establishment; membership; voting There is created an Emergency Loan Guarantee Board (referred to in this chapter as the ‘‘Board’’) composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, as Chairman, the Chairman of the Board of Gov- ernors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Chairman of the Se- curities and Exchange Commission. Decisions of the Board shall be made by majority vote. * * * * * * * EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEES AND EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS GUARANTEED LOANS Pub. L. 106–51, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 252, as amended by Pub. L. 106–102, title VII, Sec. 734, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 107–63, title III, Sec. 336(a), Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 108–199, div. B, title II, Sec. 211(a), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 75; Pub. L. 108–271, Sec. 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814, provided that: ‘‘CHAPTER 1 ‘‘SEC. 101. EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the ‘Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999’. * * * * * * * ‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— ‘‘(1) the United States steel industry has been severely harmed by a record surge of more than 40,000,000 tons of steel imports into the United States in ø1998¿ since 1998, caused by the world financial crisis; 1‘‘(2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of more than 10,000 steel worker jobs in ø1998¿ since 1998, and was the imminent cause of three bankruptcies by medium-sized steel companies, Acme Steel, Laclede Steel, and Geneva Steel; * * * * * * * (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: ‘‘(1) * * * * * * * * * * ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED STEEL COMPANY.—The term ‘qualified steel company’ means any company that— ‘‘(A) * * * * * * * * * * ‘‘(C) has experienced layoffs, production losses, or financial losses since the beginning of the steel import crisis, øin 1998¿ in 1998, and thereafter, or that operates 136 substantial assets of a company that meets these qualifica- tions. * * * * * * * ‘‘(k) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan under this section shall terminate on December 31, ø2007¿ 2009. * * * * * * * FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES ‘‘(RESCISSIONS) ‘‘SEC. 102. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense cat- egory to the agencies of the Federal Government, $145,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescissions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds available to every Federal agency, department, and office in the executive branch, including the Office of the President. ‘‘’(b) Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management andBudget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of theHouse of Representa- tives and the Senate a listing of the amounts byaccount of the reductions made pursuant to the provisions ofsubsection (a) of this section. SEC. 103. SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. (a) In addition to funds made available under section 101(j) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note), up to $1,000,000 in funds made available under section 101(f) of such Act may be used for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. (b) Funds made available for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program shall remain available until expended. * * * * * * * CHAPTER 63—TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION § 3703. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the term— ø(1) ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Technology Policy established under section 3704 of this title.¿ ø(2)¿ (1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. ø(3) ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Com- merce for Technology appointed under section 3704(b)(1) of this title.¿ ø(4)¿ (2) ‘‘Centers’’ means the Cooperative Research Cen- ters established under section 3705 or 3707 of this title. ø(5)¿ (3) ‘‘Nonprofit institution’’ means an organization owned and operated exclusively for scientific or educational 137 purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. ø(6)¿ (4) ‘‘Federal laboratory’’ means any laboratory, any federally funded research and development center, or any center established under section 3705 or 3707 of this title that is owned, leased, or otherwise used by a Federal agency and funded by the Federal Government, whether operated by the Government or by a contractor. ø(7)¿ (5) ‘‘Supporting agency’’ means either the Depart- ment of Commerce or the National Science Foundation, as appropriate. ø(8)¿ (6) ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5 and the military departments as defined in section 102 of such title, as well as any agency of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. ø(9)¿ (7) ‘‘Invention’’ means any invention or discovery which is or may be patentable or otherwise protected under title 35 or any novel variety of plant which is or may be protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.). ø(10)¿ (8) ‘‘Made’’ when used in conjunction with any invention means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention. ø(11)¿ (9) ‘‘Small business firm’’ means a small business concern as defined in section 632 of this title and implementing regulations of the Administrator of the Small Business Admin- istration. ø(12)¿ (10) ‘‘Training technology’’ means computer software and related materials which are developed by a Federal agency to train employees of such agency, including but not limited to software for computer-based instructional systems and for interactive video disc systems. ø(13)¿ (11) ‘‘Clearinghouse’’ means the Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation established by section 3704a of this title. * * * * * * * ø§ 3704. Commerce and technological innovation ø(a) Establishment øThere is established in the Department of Commerce a Tech- nology Administration, which shall operate in accordance with the provisions, findings, and purposes of this chapter. The Technology Administration shall include— ø(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; ø(2) the National Technical Information Service; and ø(3) a policy analysis office, which shall be known as the Office of Technology Policy. ø(b) Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary øThe President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the extent provided for in appropriations Acts— 138 ø(1) an Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, who shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5; and ø(2) an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, who shall serve as policy analyst for the Under Sec- retary. ø(c) Duties øThe Secretary, through the Under Secretary, as appropriate, shall— ø(1) manage the Technology Administration and supervise its agencies, programs, and activities; ø(2) conduct technology policy analyses to improve United States industrial productivity, technology, and innovation, and cooperate with United States industry in the improvement of its productivity, technology, and ability to compete successfully in world markets; ø(3) carry out any functions formerly assigned to the Office of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; ø(4) assist in the implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975; ø(5) determine the relationships of technological developments and international technology transfers to the output, employment, productivity, and world trade performance of United States and foreign industrial sectors; ø(6) determine the influence of economic, labor and other conditions, industrial structure and management, and government policies on technological developments in particular industrial sectors worldwide; ø(7) identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities within and across industrial sectors that, if addressed, could make a significant contribution to the economy of the United States; ø(8) assess whether the capital, technical and other resources being allocated to domestic industrial sectors which are likely to generate new technologies are adequate to meet private and social demands for goods and services and to promote productivity and economic growth; ø(9) propose and support studies and policy experiments, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to determine the effectiveness of measures with the potential of advancing United States technological innovation; ø(10) provide that cooperative efforts to stimulate industrial innovation be undertaken between the Under Secretary and other officials in the Department of Commerce responsible for such areas as trade and economic assistance; ø(11) encourage and assist the creation of centers and other joint initiatives by State or local governments, regional organizations, private businesses, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or Federal laboratories to encourage technology transfer, to stimulate innovation, and to promote an appropriate climate for investment in technology- related industries; 139 ø(12) propose and encourage cooperative research involving appropriate Federal entities, State or local governments, regional organizations, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, or private industry to promote the common use of resources, to improve training programs and curricula, to stimulate interest in high technology careers, and to encourage the effective dissemination of technology skills within the wider community; ø(13) serve as a focal point for discussions among United States companies on topics of interest to industry and labor, including discussions regarding manufacturing and discussions regarding emerging technologies; ø(14) consider government measures with the potential of advancing United States technological innovation and exploit- ing innovations of foreign origin; and ø(15) publish the results of studies and policy experiments. ø(d) Japanese technical literature ø(1) In addition to the duties specified in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary and the Under Secretary shall establish, and through the National Technical Information Service and with the cooperation of such other offices within the Department of Com- merce as the Secretary considers appropriate, maintain a program (including an office in Japan) which shall, on a continuing basis— ø(A) monitor Japanese technical activities and developments; ø(B) consult with businesses, professional societies, and li- braries in the United States regarding their needs for information on Japanese developments in technology and engineering; ø(C) acquire and translate selected Japanese technical reports and documents that may be of value to agencies and departments of the Federal Government, and to businesses and researchers in the United States; and ø(D) coordinate with other agencies and departments of the Federal Government to identify significant gaps and avoid duplication in efforts by the Federal Government to acquire, translate, index, and disseminate Japanese technical information. øActivities undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall only be performed on a cost-reimbursable basis. Trans- lations referred to in such subparagraph shall be performed only to the extent that they are not otherwise available from sources within the private sector in the United States. ø(2) Beginning in 1986, the Secretary shall prepare annual reports regarding important Japanese scientific discoveries and technical innovations in such areas as computers, semiconductors, biotechnology, and robotics and manufacturing. In preparing such reports, the Secretary shall consult with professional societies and businesses in the United States. The Secretary may, to the extent provided in advance by appropriation Acts, contract with private organizations to acquire and translate Japanese scientific and technical information relevant to the preparation of such reports. ø(3) The Secretary also shall encourage professional societies and private businesses in the United States to increase their efforts 140 to acquire, screen, translate, and disseminate Japanese technical literature. ø(4) In addition, the Secretary shall compile, publish, and disseminate an annual directory which lists— ø(A) all programs and services in the United States that collect, abstract, translate, and distribute Japanese scientific and technical information; and ø(B) all translations of Japanese technical documents performed by agencies and departments of the Federal Govern- ment in the preceding 12 months that are available to the public. ø(5) The Secretary shall transmit to the Congress, within 1 year after August 14, 1986, a report on the activities of the Federal Government to collect, abstract, translate, and distribute declas- sified Japanese scientific and technical information. ø(e) Omitted ø(f) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Tech- nology ø(1) In general øThe Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall establish for fiscal year 1999 a program to be known as the Ex- perimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘program’’). The purpose of the program shall be to strengthen the technological competitiveness of those States that have historically received less Federal research and development funds than those received by a majority of the States. ø(2) Arrangements øIn carrying out the program, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall— ø(A) enter into such arrangements as may be necessary to provide for the coordination of the program through the State committees established under the Ex- perimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation; and ø(B) cooperate with— ø(i) any State science and technology council established under the program under subparagraph (A); and ø(ii) representatives of small business firms and other appropriate technology-based businesses. ø(3) Grants and cooperative agreements øIn carrying out the program, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to provide for— ø(A) technology research and development; ø(B) technology transfer from university research; ø(C) technology deployment and diffusion; and ø(D) the strengthening of technological capabilities through consortia comprised of— 141 ø(i) technology-based small business firms; ø(ii) industries and emerging companies; ø(iii) universities; and ø(iv) State and local development agencies and entities. ø(4) Requirements for making awards ø(A) In general øIn making awards under this subsection, the Sec- retary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall ensure that the awards are awarded on a competitive basis that includes a review of the merits of the activities that are the subject of the award. ø(B) Matching requirement øThe non-Federal share of the activities (other than planning activities) carried out under an award under this subsection shall be not less than 25 percent of the cost of those activities. ø(5) Criteria for States øThe Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall establish criteria for achievement by each State that participates in the program. Upon the achievement of all such criteria, a State shall cease to be eligible to participate in the program. ø(6) Coordination øTo the extent practicable, in carrying out this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall coordinate the program with other programs of the Department of Commerce. ø(7) Report ø(A) In general øNot later than 90 days after October 30, 1998, the Under Secretary shall prepare and submit a report that meets the requirements of this paragraph to the Secretary. Upon receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives. ø(B) Requirements for report øThe report prepared under this paragraph shall contain with respect to the program— ø(i) a description of the structure and procedures of the program; ø(ii) a management plan for the program; ø(iii) a description of the merit-based review process to be used in the program; ø(iv) milestones for the evaluation of activities to be assisted under the program in fiscal year 1999; 142 ø(v) an assessment of the eligibility of each State that participates in the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation to participate in the program under this subsection; and ø(vi) the evaluation criteria with respect to which the overall management and effectiveness of the program will be evaluated.¿ * * * * * * * § 3704b. National Technical Information Service (a) * * * * * * * * * * (b) Director of the Service The management of the Service shall be vested in a Director who shall report to the øUnder Secretary of Commerce for Tech- nology¿ Director of the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology and the Secretary of Commerce. * * * * * * * TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES * * * * * * * CHAPTER 21—NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE * * * * * * * SUBCHAPTER I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREE- MENT § 3315. United States Section of NAFTA Secretariat (a) * * * * * * * * * * (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1993 to the department or agency within which the United States Section is established the lesser of— (1) such sums as may be necessary; or (2) $2,000,000; for the establishment and operations of the United States Section and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses, including food when sequestered, of binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees convened under chapter 19, and of the expenses incurred in dispute settlement proceedings under chapter 20, of the Agreement. * * * * * * * TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE * * * * * * * 143 PART II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE * * * * * * * CHAPTER 39—UNITED STATES TRUSTEES * * * * * * * § 589a. United States Trustee System Fund (a) * * * * * * * * * * (b) * * * (1) * * * * * * * * * * (8) excess fees collected under section 586(e)(2) of this title; øand¿ (9) interest earned on Fund investmentø.¿; and (10) fines imposed under section 110(l)(4)(A) of title 11, United States Code. * * * * * * * PART V—PROCEDURE * * * * * * * CHAPTER 123—FEES AND COSTS * * * * * * * § 1930. Bankruptcy fees (a) * * * (1) * * * * * * * * * * (6) In addition to the filing fee paid to the clerk, a quarterly fee shall be paid to the United States trustee, for deposit in the Treasury, in each case under chapter 11 of title 11 for each quarter (including any fraction thereof) until the case is converted or dis- missed, whichever occurs first. øThe fee shall be $250 for each quarter in which disbursements total less than $15,000; $500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $750 for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,250 for each quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than $225,000; $1,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $3,750 for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; $5,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $7,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than $3,000,000; $8,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $10,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month following 144 the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed.¿ The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which disbursements total less than $15,000; $650 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $975 for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,625 for each quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $4,875 for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $9,750 for each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than $3,000,000; $10,400 for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $13,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more but less than $15,000,000; $20,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000,000 or more but less than $30,000,000; $30,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total more than $30,000,000. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed. * * * * * * * NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1958 * * * * * * * TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS * * * * * * * SEC. 315. øENHANCED-USE LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY DEMONSTRA- TION¿ LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY. (a) IN GENERAL.—øNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator¿ The Administrator may enter into a lease under this section with any person or entity (including another department or agency of the Federal Government or an entity of a State or local government) with regard to øany real property¿ any non-excess real property and related personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator øat no more than two (2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers¿. (b) CONSIDERATION.— (1) A person or entity entering into a lease under this section shall provide øconsideration for the lease at fair market value as determined by the Administrator, except that in the case of a lease to another department or agency of the Federal Government, that department or agency shall provide consideration for the lease equal to the full costs to NASA in connec- tion with the lease.¿ cash consideration for the lease at fair market value as determined by the Administrator. ø(2) Consideration under this subsection may take one or a combination of the following forms— ø(A) the payment of cash; ø(B) the maintenance, construction, modification or improvement of facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator; 145 ø(C) the provision of services to NASA, including launch services and payload processing services; or ø(D) use by NASA of facilities on the property.¿ ø(3)¿(2)(A) The Administrator may utilize amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection for a lease entered into under this section to cover the full costs to NASA in con- nection with the lease. These funds shall remain available until expended. (B) Any amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection that are not utilized in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in a capital asset account to be established by the Administrator, shall be available for ømainte- nance, capital revitalization, and improvements of the real property assets of the centers selected for this demonstration program¿ capital revitalization and construction projects and improvements of real property assets and related personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator, and shall remain available until expended. (C) Amounts utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be utilized for daily operating costs. * * * * * * * (e) øLEASE RESTRICTIONS.—NASA¿ LEASE RESTRICTIONS.— (1) NASA is not authorized to lease back property under this section during the term of the out-lease or enter into other contracts with the lessee respecting the property. (2) NASA is not authorized to enter into an out-lease under this section unless the Administrator certifies that such out- lease will not have a negative impact on NASA’s mission. ø(f) PLAN AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—At least 15 days prior to the Administrator entering into the first lease under this section, the Administrator shall submit a plan to the Congress on NASA’s proposed implementation of this demonstration. The Ad- ministrator shall submit an annual report by January 31st of each year regarding the status of the demonstration.¿ (f) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into leases under this section shall expire on the date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. The expiration under this subsection of authority to enter into leases under this section shall not affect the validity or term of leases or NASA’s retention of proceeds from leases entered into under this section before the date of the expiration of such authority. * * * * * * * AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, PUBLIC LAW 108–199 * * * * * * * 146 DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS ACT, 2004 * * * * * * * TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE * * * * * * *

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE * * * * * * * SEC. 112. (a)(1) None of the funds provided in this Act or here- after may be used for courts or law enforcement officers for a tribe or village— * * * * * * * (2)(A) There is established an Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission (hereinafter ‘‘Justice Commission’’). The United States Attorney General shall appoint the Justice Commis- sion which shall include a Federal Co-chairman, the Attorney Gen- eral for the State of Alaska or his designee who shall act as the State Co-Chairman, the Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Alaska, a representative from the Alaska Municipal League, a representative from an organized borough, a representative of the Alaska Federation of Natives, a tribal representative, a representative from a non-profit Native corporation that operates Village Public Safety Officer programs, the Commissioner of Health & Social Services for Alaska, a representative of an Alaska Native healthcare provider and a representative from the Alaska Native Justice Center. The chief judge for the Federal District Court for the District of Alaska may also appoint a non-voting representative and a non-voting judge to provide technical support. The Justice Commission may hire such staff as is necessary to assist with its work. The Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court may appoint a non-voting representative of the Alaska Supreme Court to provide technical support. * * * * * * * 147 1,499 5,000 5,000 7,000 80,000 16,400 23,400 80,000 ) ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ or Budget estimate ∂ IN THE BILL 188 ...... 475 741 3,194 ...... 3,382 ...... 2,918 ...... 2,177 5,249 ...... ∂ ∂ ¥ 29,591 21,827 ...... 21,827 324,041 353,632 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 2007 ∂ ∂ ∂ compared with ( ∂ ∂ appropriation Senate Committee recommendation 8,000 ...... ¥ Committee recommendation 13,000 ¥ Budget estimate 8,000 ¥ 2007 appropriation ...... 280,623 202,800 282,800 ...... 78,776 75,394 78,776 ...... 893,012 1,230,244 1,246,644 ...... 250,741 170,000 250,000 ...... 395,604 412,431 417,431 [In thousands of dollars] ...... 696,365 1,027,406 1,020,406 ...... 79,751 85,000 ...... 403,604 425,431 ...... 64,009 60,815 64,009 ...... 29,725 28,701 30,200 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 ...... 29,882 32,800 ...... 196,647 202,838 226,238 ...... 14,767 14,579 14,767 Item Bureau of the Census Bureau of Industry and Security International Trade Administration Economic Development Administration TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Direct appropriation ...... Total, Bureau of Industry and Security ...... Total, Economic Development Administration ...... Total, Bureau of the Census ...... COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND ESTIMATES AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED Operations and administration ...... Offsetting fee collections ...... Operations and administration ...... CWC enforcement ...... Economic development assistance programs ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Minority business development ...... Economic and Statistical Analysis ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Periodic censuses and programs ...... 148 1,557 1,600 63,668 ) 57,035 10,000 20,000 30,000 ) 222,303 273,022 163,668 100,000 ) ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ or Budget estimate ∂ IN THE BILL ...... 519 ...... 2,020 1,728 8,791 5,243 ) ( 2,000 ) ...... ∂ 10,000 26,181 20,938 ) 11,513 ) ( ...... 11,513 ) ...... 67,746 92,214 144,500 ...... 186,141 298,719 170,400 ...... 144,500 ...... ¥ ¥ ∂ ∂ ¥ 2007 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ compared with ( ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ¥ appropriation Senate Committee recommendation 12,500 ) ( ¥ 1,915,500 Committee ¥ recommendation 12,500 ) ( ¥ 1,915,500 ¥ Budget estimate 987 ) ( ¥ 2007 1,771,000 ¥ appropriation ..... 39,790 18,581 48,581 ...... 676,876 640,714 863,017 ...... 170,400 ...... 21,728 ...... 20,000 ...... (79,000 ) (77,000 ) (77,000 ) ( ) ) (77,000 ...... ) (77,000 (79,000 ...... (104,757 ) (46,332 ) (110,000 ) ( ...... (79,062 ) ...... (100,000 ) ( ...... 434,371 500,517 502,117 [In thousands of dollars] ...... 10,000 ...... (987 ) (12,500 ) (12,500 ) ( ) ) (12,500 ...... ) (12,500 (987 ...... 2,738,169 2,763,866 3,036,888 ...... 150,900 58,686 93,865 ...... 2,020 1,557 ...... ( ...... 210,000 183,819 46,332 ...... 18,062 18,581 ...... 1,771,000 1,915,500 ...... FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued Item United States Patent and Trademark Office National Institute of Standards and Technology National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Telecommunications and Information Administration Total, National Telecommunications and Information Administration ...... Total, Patent and Trademark Office ...... Total, National Institute of Standards and Technology ...... (Transfer out) ...... Manufacturing Extension Partnerships ...... Advanced Technology Program ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Promote and Develop Fund (by transfer) ...... COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND ESTIMATES AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED Salaries and expenses ...... Public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction ...... Technology opportunities program ...... Current year fee funding ...... Offsetting fee collections ...... Technology Administration ...... Scientific and technical research services ...... Industrial technology services ...... Construction of research facilities ...... Working capital fund (by transfer) ...... Operations, research, and facilities ...... 149 800 492 4,705 5,000 5,500 9,705 4,700 ∂ ∂ 23,175 28,354 754,249 ) 273,022 405,304 109,107 754,249 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 38 ...... 500 ) ...... 834 ...... ∂ 9,513 ) ...... 4,000 ) ...... 6,072 3,949 ...... 5,100 1,000 ...... 3,097 9,057 6,945 ...... 6,000 ...... ¥ ∂ 11,513 ) ...... 27,764 12,845 33,664 40,056 21,119 23,362 18,357 ...... 895,711 ) 170,400 ) ...... ( 128,357 136,600 725,311 ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ 3,000 ...... 1,000 12,500 ) ( ¥ ¥ ¥ 1,000 3,000 12,500 ) ( ¥ ¥ ¥ 987 ) ( 3,000 7,000 ¥ ¥ ¥ ...... 4,078,288 3,809,584 4,214,888 ...... (500 ) ...... ( ...... 1,000 ...... (170,400 ) ...... ( ...... 6,624,745 6,595,807 7,350,056 ...... 73,662 87,419 82,719 ...... (4,000 ) (4,000 ) ( ...... 89,198 81,353 76,353 ...... 2,962 3,000 ...... 310,589 286,630 276,925 ...... (6,454,345 ) (6,595,807 ) (7,350,056 ) ( ...... ( ...... (79,987 ) (89,500 ) (89,500 ) ( ) ) (89,500 ...... ) (89,500 (79,987 ...... 1,089,000 1,110,119 979,893 ...... 4,300 5,100 ...... 123,559 100,500 95,795 ...... 229,142 247,499 ...... 90,000 66,638 66,825 ...... 2,911,531 2,766,866 3,039,888 ...... 22,592 23,426 ...... 70,603 73,208 73,700 ...... 47,121 58,693 53,193 ...... 97,832 104,777 ...... 3,949 ...... 1,225,816 1,294,226 1,265,872 General Administration Departmental Management TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Appropriations ...... Emergency appropriations ...... (By transfer) ...... (Transfer out) ...... Subtotal ...... Total, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...... Total, Departmental Management ...... Total, title I, Department of Commerce ...... Total, General Administration ...... Coastal zone management transfer ...... Office for Immigration Review (by transfer) ...... Transfer from FBI (Public Law 110–28) (emergency) ...... Procurement, acquisition and construction ...... Pacific coastal salmon recovery ...... Coastal zone management fund ...... Fisheries finance program account ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Travel and tourism ...... HCHB renovation and modernization ...... Office of Inspector General ...... National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Justice information sharing technology ...... Tactical law enforcement wireless communications ...... Administrative review and appeals ...... Detention trustee ...... Office of Inspector General ...... 150 2,416 3,015 ) ∂ ¥ ¥ or Budget estimate ∂ IN THE BILL 64 ...... 685 ...... 148 ...... 581 ...... ¥ 7,278 ...... 2,722 ...... 1,648 ...... 5,000 ...... 6,450 ...... 8,747 ...... ∂ ∂ ∂ 84,790 10,000 ...... 34,216 ...... 75,846 92,936 ...... 87,936 ...... 42,899 ...... ∂ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ∂ 2007 ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ compared with ( appropriation Senate Committee recommendation 5,000 139,000 184,000 ¥ ¥ ¥ Committee recommendation 5,000 184,000 139,000 ¥ ¥ ¥ Budget estimate 4,936 129,000 218,216 ¥ 2007 ¥ ¥ appropriation ...... 1,648 ...... 5,000 ...... 6,450 ...... 6,252 6,833 ...... 1,659,886 1,747,822 ...... 1,561 1,709 ...... 677,154 750,584 753,000 ...... 16,097 18,819 16,097 ...... 42,899 [In thousands of dollars] ...... 223,152 231,899 ...... 11,509 12,194 ...... 1,654,886 1,747,822 ...... 812,070 899,875 896,860 ...... 147,819 155,097 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued Item Legal Activities United States Attorneys United States Marshals Service United States Parole Commission Direct appropriation ...... Total, United States Attorneys ...... Direct appropriation ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Offsetting fee collections—current year ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Offsetting fee collections ...... Interest on U.S. securities ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND ESTIMATES AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED Salaries and expenses ...... General legal activities: direct appropriation ...... Vaccine injury compensation trust fund (permanent) ...... Antitrust Division ...... Salaries and expenses ...... United States Trustee System Fund ...... Foreign Claims Settlement Commission ...... Salaries and expenses ...... 151 436 8,015 5,000 7,852 ∂ 22,300 51,588 22,300 51,588 35,000 147,348 125,048 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ...... 9 500 ) ...... 221 ...... ∂ 1,169 2,700 ...... 1,736 ...... ∂ ¥ 16,166 ...... 93,102 27,171 ...... 11,086 ...... 29,883 ...... 79,509 11,219 ...... 48,917 ...... 35,000 334,152 258,000 ...... 280,077 136,439 279,637 125,069 155,008 ∂ ¥ ¥ ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 239,249 ¥ 239,249 ¥ 500 ) ...... ( ¥ 212,078 ¥ ...... ( ...... 1,736 ...... 258,000 ...... 16,166 ...... 1,761,055 1,802,569 1,854,157 ...... 825,366 899,875 904,875 ...... 6,298,573 6,431,302 6,578,650 ...... 66,970 78,056 ...... 497,935 509,154 ...... 3,393,118 3,664,903 3,672,755 ...... 2,259,663 2,308,580 ...... 6,247,181 6,349,950 6,372,250 ...... 171,000 168,300 ...... 10,230 10,221 9,794 ...... 3,729,518 4,041,370 4,063,670 ...... 1,956,967 2,041,818 2,093,406 ...... 984,097 1,013,980 ...... 21,211 20,990 ...... 6,846 ...... 8,015 ...... 206,400 51,392 81,352 ...... 35,000 National Security Division Interagency Law Enforcement Federal Bureau of Investigation Drug Enforcement Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Total, United States Marshals Service ...... Total, Legal activities ...... Direct appropriation ...... Total, Federal Bureau of Investigation ...... Total, Drug Enforcement Administration ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Transfer to OIG (Public Law 110–28) (emergency) ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Diversion control fund ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Construction ...... Fees and expenses of witnesses ...... Community Relations Service ...... Assets forfeiture fund ...... Salaries and expenses, National Security Division ...... Interagency crime and drug enforcement ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Counterintelligence and national security ...... Construction ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Salaries and expenses ...... Contruction ...... 152 60,000 35,000 72,731 19,995 50,000 ) 850,000 517,692 284,997 284,997 ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 1,550,423 2,059,636 2,059,636 ) ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ or ∂ ∂ ∂ Budget estimate ∂ IN THE BILL 266 ...... 639 845 ...... 1,660 8,162 1,000 ...... 7,429 1,266 ...... 1,639 ∂ ∂ ¥ 17,000 ...... 50,000 ...... 62,575 64,883 156,007 ...... 163,196 126,562 200,737 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 2007 ¥ ¥ ∂ ∂ compared with ( 1,101,527 1,457,527 ) ( ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ appropriation Senate Committee recommendation Committee recommendation Budget estimate 2007 appropriation ...... 984,097 1,013,980 1,048,980 ...... 3,322 2,477 ...... 17,000 ...... 50,000 ...... 24,311,959 23,210,432 22,252,323 ...... 2,528,538 1,104,677 2,655,100 ...... 5,448,180 5,363,920 5,648,917 ...... (22,854,432 ) (22,252,323 ) (24,311,959 ) ( ...... 1,400,000 1,236,804 550,000 ...... 8,834 9,100 9,100 ...... 550,000 541,838 32,308 [In thousands of dollars] ...... 49,361 ...... 50,000 ...... 382,571 370,005 390,000 ...... 66,000 65,000 66,000 ...... 73,834 75,100 ...... 338,361 280,000 340,000 ...... 4,995,433 5,151,440 ...... 432,425 210,003 495,000 ...... 238,340 167,269 240,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued Item Federal Prison System Office of Justice Programs Appropriations ...... Total, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...... Total, Federal Prison System ...... Subtotal ...... Total, Office of Justice Programs ...... Total, title II, Department of Justice ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Death benefits ...... Disability and education benefits ...... COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND ESTIMATES AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED Salaries and expenses ...... Buildings and facilities ...... Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (limitation on administrative expenses) ...... Violence against women office ...... Justice assistance ...... State and local law enforcement assistance ...... Weed and seed program fund ...... Community oriented policing services ...... Juvenile justice programs ...... Public safety officers benefits: 153 300 200 200 701 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 79,140 24,400 24,400 50,252 274,800 ) 274,800 149,900 124,400 100,000 150,200 ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 28 61 ...... 187 104 462 ...... 923 ...... 520 ...... ∂ ∂ 2,376 ...... 6,450 ...... ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ¥ 20,000 ...... 37,345 ...... 20,000 ) ...... 53,859 ...... 41,422 53,907 49,254 356,000 ) ...... 546,518 490,660 490,140 636,235 646,406 ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ 1,811,722 1,175,300 1,831,722 ) ( ¥ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ∂ ...... 16,284,300 17,309,400 17,459,600 ...... 20,000 ...... (356,000 ) ...... ( ...... (20,000 ) ...... ( ...... 5,917,165 6,429,000 6,553,400 ...... 190,881 244,740 ...... 248,245 285,590 ...... 328,746 327,748 378,000 ...... (22,186,993 ) (23,743,915 ) (24,018,715 ) ( ...... 4,598,430 5,064,690 5,089,090 ...... 348,578 310,860 390,000 ...... 5,528 5,515 5,715 ...... 24,018,715 22,206,993 23,743,915 ...... 462 ...... 10,086,482 10,483,100 10,633,000 ...... 796,693 750,600 850,600 ...... 2,896 2,299 3,000 ...... 68,400 61,950 68,400 ...... 67,520 67,000 ...... 8,972 8,800 9,000 ...... 4,665,950 5,131,690 5,156,090 ...... 32,224 34,600 ...... 11,427 12,350 ...... 3,969 4,030 ...... 6,145,594 6,791,700 6,792,000 TITLE III—SCIENCE National Science Foundation TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES Executive Office of the President National Aeronautics and Space Administration Emergency appropriations ...... Appropriations ...... Emergency appropriations ...... Total, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...... Subtotal ...... Total, National Science Foundation ...... Total, title III, Science ...... Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ...... Defense function ...... Office of Science and Technology Policy ...... Science, aeronautics and exploration ...... Exploration capabilities ...... Office of Inspector General ...... Research and related activities (non-defense) ...... Major research equipment and facilities construction ...... Education and human resources ...... Agency operations and award management ...... National Science Board ...... Office of Inspector General ...... Antitrust Modernization Commission ...... Commission on Civil Rights ...... Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...... International Trade Commission ...... Payment to the Legal Services Corporation ...... Marine Mammal Commission ...... 154 3,393 3,500 48,607 10,000 ) 137,186 135,000 ∂ ∂ ¥ ∂ ¥ ∂ ¥ or Budget estimate ∂ IN THE BILL 45 ∂ 3,593 8,000 ...... 3,000 1,481 ...... 98,953 39,000 ...... 25,000 ...... 38,500 ...... 135,000 ∂ ∂ ¥ ¥ 2007 ∂ ∂ ∂ ¥ compared with ( ¥ ...... appropriation Senate Committee recommendation 41,000 10,000 135,000 ¥ ¥ ¥ Committee recommendation 48,607 ...... 41,000 ¥ ¥ Budget estimate 7,000 ...... 8,000 ...... 2,500 25,000 ...... 39,000 ...... ¥ ¥ ¥ 2007 ¥ ¥ appropriation ...... 1,481 ...... 800,747 762,514 899,700 ...... 47,800 44,207 44,407 [In thousands of dollars] ...... 3,455 ...... 3,500 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued ...... Item General Administration TITLE VI—RESCISSIONS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Departmental Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Total, title IV, Related agencies ...... COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND ESTIMATES AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED National Veterans Business Development Corporation ...... Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...... State Justice Institute ...... Industrial technology services (rescission) ...... Rescission ...... Emergency steel guaranteed loan program account (rescission) ...... Travel and Tourism (rescission) ...... Department-wide (rescission) ...... Violent crime reduction program (rescission) ...... Working capital fund (rescission) ...... Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund (rescission) ...... Dentention trustee (rescission) ...... 155 50,000 46,393 ) 46,393 ∂ ¥ ¥ 3,179,478 3,225,871 ) ∂ ∂ ...... 9,500 ...... 6,500 13,013 ) ...... 11,013 ) ...... 70,000 ...... 546,400 ) ...... 190,500 190,500 ) ( ¥ ¥ ∂ ¥ ¥ 4,283,913 ) ( 3,547,013 ¥ ¥ ¥ ∂ ∂ 37,500 12,500 ) ( 87,500 551,000 ) ( 240,000 551,000 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ 12,500 ) ( 87,500 87,500 504,607 ) ( 240,000 504,607 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ 1,487 ) ( 78,000 31,000 170,000 360,500 360,500 ) ( ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Æ ...... (546,400 ) ...... ( ...... (52,296,517 ) (53,354,559 ) (56,580,430 ) ( ...... ( ...... ( ...... (80,487 ) (93,500 ) (93,500 ) ( ) ) (93,500 ...... ) (93,500 (80,487 ...... 52,482,417 52,849,952 56,029,430 ...... Legal Activities Office of Justice Programs Appropriations ...... Emergency appropriations ...... Rescissions ...... (By transfer) ...... (Transfer out) ...... Total, title VI, Rescissions ...... Grand total ...... Assets forfeiture fund (rescission) ...... Office of Justice programs (rescission) ...... Community oriented policing services (rescission) ...... COPS violent crime reduction fund (rescission) ......